Furtwangen in the Black Forest

Map: Furtwangen in the Black Forest

Information in brief

• Location: 30 km east of Freiburg
• Autobahn A 5 exit at Freiburg- Mitte (No. 62)
• 850-1150 m above sea level
• 9.100 inhabitants
• Districts: Linach, Neukirch, Rohrbach, Schönenbach

Description

Furtwangen is the highest town in Baden-Württemberg and is located in the valley of the upper Breg, one of the two headwaters of the Danube. A flourishing economy, places of interest and a wide range of leisure and cultural activities make the clock town a popular place which is pleasant to live in.

Photo: The Hexenlochmühle - the 'witch's hole mill'

Photo: View from Brend mountain direction south

Photo: Brend lookout tower

Photo: The Danube spring