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.