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Schiltach in the Black Forest

Black Forest map
Map: Black Forest

Information in brief

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.

Town hall Schiltach
Photo: The historic town hall on the market square
View on Schiltach
Photo: View on Schiltach
Dutchman
Photo: Exhibit on the raftsman's path: a 'Dutchman' - this is what the particularly long and strong logs were called that were rafted to Holland and were particularly sought after there, e.g. in shipbuilding.