Schiltach in the Black Forest

Map: Black Forest

Information in brief

• Location: in the Kinzig valley in the central Black Forest
• Autobahn A 5 exit at Rottweil (No. 34)
• 325-725 m above sea level
• 3.800 inhabitants
• District: Lehengericht

Description

Schiltach - the 'Town of half-timbered houses, raftsmen and tanners' was mentioned as a parochial village for the first time in 1275. It is located in the upper Kinzig valley in the Black Forest. The market place with its half-timbered houses, the Museum am Markt and the Apothecary Museum is well worth seeing. The Trautwein company is the last craft tannery in the Black Forest.

Photo: The historic town hall on the market square

Photo: half-timbered houses on the market square

Photo: View on Schiltach