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Return Mountain bike Over hill and dale You can also explore the Black Forest by bike. Especially for mountain biking, there are a variety of routes with different levels of difficulty, including challenging cross-country trails. As always when cycling, please watch out for pedestrians. In addition, as in all of Baden-Württemberg, please also observe the two-meter rule. It states that trails less than two meters wide are reserved for pedestrians unless they are explicitly signposted as bike trails. But have no fear: Trail signage in the Black Forest is exemplary, so hikers and bikers alike get their money's worth. For mountain biking, there are routes around the Feldberg or Schluchsee, as well as some that start from Freiburg. Very popular is the round from Kybfelsen to the lookout tower Schauinsland or the one from Rosskopf over the Kandelhöhenweg. In addition, you can also improve your skills in one of several biker parks, such as those in Bad Wildbad or Todtnau. Not only for mountain biking there is the Black Forest Panorama Bike Path, which stretches from Pforzheim in the north to Waldshut-Tiengen across the entire low mountain range. Most famous and popular, however, is the Bike-Crossing Schwarzwald, a route of about 440 kilometers that runs from Pforzheim to Bad Säckingen, but is quite demanding, as you have to overcome up to 16,000 meters of altitude here. The good thing about it is that it goes down almost as far again, so you can enjoy the magnificent landscape. Since many of the routes are anything but flat, you should be careful when going downhill, often it is quite dangerous. If you don't like to pedal much on the climbs, you can use an e-bike rental. There are charging stations almost everywhere in the region, 170 in total. In the valley of the river Kinzig there are also paths especially for inline skaters.

Return Shingle maker It takes forever for a whole farm. The roofs of the Black Forest farms had to endure a lot, in the truest sense of the word. Not infrequently, winters were extremely snowy, which is why a solid covering was indispensable. Since there were no tiles in past times, the roofs were mostly covered with wooden shingles. These had to be sturdy enough to survive the extremes of weather. Since the hipped roofs of the Black Forest farms are pulled down low, their surface area is large, which is why a considerable number of wooden shingles were required. There are said to have been up to 35,000 per farm. Their production was taken care of by the shingle maker, who made each shingle by hand during the long winter evenings. Such shingles are stable and last for several decades. Their basic material is spruce wood. Since wood stretches when it comes into contact with water, the shingle maker must take care to use only material from trees that are left-turning, that is, whose trunk twists in on itself to the left. This ensures that when the shingles dry, they all twist again in the same way. Due to the effect of stretching, the roof was tight when it rained because the shingles lay flat on top of each other, while when drying, small gaps were created between the shingles that helped the moisture to evaporate. Thus, the roof thinks with you and adapts to the weather. Wood shingles are obtained from the tree trunks after they are debarked and sawed into small round pieces. These round pieces are then split into the raw shingles. They are then still rough and must be smoothed with a special knife called a "drawing knife". This tool is quite wide and has two handles, so it can be used with both hands. Consequently, the raw shingle must be firmly clamped so that it does not slip away. The shingle bench, a narrow wooden trestle that the shingle maker places in front of him, serves this purpose. Shingle makers rely on an ancient knowledge of the quality and properties of wood. Thus, they primarily use wood felled in winter and pay attention to the days when the trees are felled. Here the phase of the moon plays an important role. Wooden shingles were cheap and easy to obtain in the Black Forest, because wood was always available here. However, this building material has the disadvantage of being easily combustible. This is actually also the reason why, after the eighteenth century, wooden shingles lost importance in roofing. The numerous city fires of that time led to a rethinking towards other materials such as slate or clay. Shingle maker was an early profession in the Black Forest, different from clock-maker, because the latter were farmers' people who assembled clocks on the side.

Return Beer brewery Beer and monks simply belong together – also in the Black Forest. From the eighth century onward, the Black Forest was settled primarily by farmers who opened up new areas for agriculture. Monasteries were also founded, such as in St. Blasien (858), St. Peter (1093), St. Georgen (1084), Alpirsbach (1095) and St. Märgen (ca 1100). The monastery of Hirsau in Calmbach near Bad Wildbad is already mentioned in the ninth century and was of immense importance at times, several other monasteries were founded from here. The monasteries not only administered the territories assigned to them, but also ensured the dissemination of written records by having the monks make copies of existing books. But that was not all. It was not uncommon for monasteries to have breweries that produced beer. But why? The reason was the fasting period. During fasting, monks were not allowed to eat solid food. Since the beer of the time was still quite thin, the monks tried to make it more nutritious. Hence, the art of brewing in the monasteries was refined more and more. Monastery beer thus became more superior than others, which is why the monks eventually began to sell it. Brewing is anything but a simple process, but requires several steps and, accordingly, a lot of time. First, you need grain, usually barley, from which brewing malt is made. This is ground, mixed with water and then heated. Part of it is then separated, namely the spent malt, which is not fermentable. What remains is the fermentable so-called "wort". This is heated in pans with the addition of hops and then filtered to remove suspended solids. Now the so-called "pitching wort" has been obtained. Yeast is added to this and allowed to cool down to a temperature at which it can ferment. During fermentation, which usually lasts about a week, the sugar contained in the wort is converted into ethanol. The resulting beer is usually stored for several weeks before bottling. Over time, other breweries have developed outside the monasteries. By far the oldest is the Fürstenberg Brewery in Donaueschingen. Much younger, but still venerable, are the Löwenbrauerei Bräunlingen (from 1783), the Privatbrauerei Waldhaus in Weilheim im Hotzenwald (1833), the Privatbrauerei Rogg in Lenzkirch (1846), the Löwenbrauerei O. Dold in Elzach (1856), the Brauerei Ganter in Freiburg (1865) and the Familienbrauerei M. Ketterer in Hornberg (1877). It is worth mentioning here that the Waldhaus brewery uses natural hops, a circumstance that is quite rare in breweries in Germany.

Return (Black Forest) ham Very tasty, if you are not a vegetarian The Black Forest Ham is widely known. It can usually be recognized by its dark brown rind and unmistakable taste. However, its production is a science in itself, taking several weeks. Since the term "Black Forest Ham" is a protected geographical indication of the EU, it may only be produced in the Black Forest. So what it says is actually what's inside. The typical construction of farmhouses in the Black Forest contributed to the refinement of ham production. Since there was a smokehouse above the tiled stove, it was obvious to store food there, especially meat, since it could be preserved longer in the smoke. This gave rise to the tradition of smoking ham. Generally, the hind legs of pigs are used for Black Forest Ham, with the bones removed. The first step in the production is the so-called curing. Here, the meat is rubbed with a spice mixture whose ingredients include juniper, garlic, coriander and pepper, among other herbs. Curing helps to improve the shelf life of the ham, as the salt is distributed evenly throughout the meat. The meat juice, the brine, that escapes during this step is separated from the meat after about five weeks, after which the ham must first be re-baked and then smoked at a temperature of 18 to 20 degrees. Only branches of coniferous trees from the Black Forest are used for the smoke. In the last step, the ham is again kept in the dry at about 5 degrees for several weeks to mature. If you want to learn more about the ham during a visit to the Black Forest, you can do so in the Black Forest Ham Museum, which has been established since 2013 on the Feldberg in a former radio tower.

Return Black Forest town Villingen, founded by the Zähringers Villingen is a part of the district town of the Schwarzwald-Baar district Villingen-Schwenningen. Villingen is located at the source of the Danube river Brigach, at the eastern exit of the Black Forest, which gradually descends from here to the plateau Baar. Villingen was first mentioned in documents as early as 817. Later, around 1119, the Zähringers under Berthold II began a new development of the right bank of the river Brigach. Until then, only the left bank had been settled. Now, however, the Zähringers created a fortified city with two oval walls, completed in 1250, and a moat in between, as well as a center with the characteristic street cross. Of particular architectural value are the early Gothic cathedral and the town hall, built around 1534, which contains a museum of the town's history. Of the two fortifications, the inner wall is still preserved. This includes three still intact city gates and several towers. The Liebfrauenmünster church was built from 1130 to 1293. In 1271 the works had to be interrupted because of a town fire. Villingen is known not only for its well-preserved town center, but furthermore for the Franciscan Museum, also a historic building near the Riedtor gate, where a Celtic burial site bears witness to the earliest settlement in the Black Forest around the sixth century BC. Villingen has a legendary hero, called Romaeus (originally Romeias), after whom one of the towers in the old town is named. Unfortunately, however, it bears the name because Romaeus is said to have been once imprisoned in it. And this, although he performed several heroic deeds for Villingen, the most important of which was the theft of a city gate from Rottweil, which Romaeus could carry with one hand due to his considerable height. This scene is immortalized on the outer wall of the Romaeus Tower. Stupidly for the people of Villingen, he managed to escape from the tower. They threw an animal into his dungeon every day so that he would have something to eat. He took the bones from it and stuck them into the cracks of the masonry in order to climb out of the dungeon by them. Since he besieged Kusenberg Castle during his escape from Villingen and received a ransom, the people of Villingen took him in after all. That the people of Villingen were not exactly squeamish with their neighbors is also shown by the relationship with the monastery of St. Georgen, which was completely destroyed by the people of Villingen. It should be said that Rottweil is much older than Villingen, namely almost a thousand years. It was founded by the Romans already in the year 74 after Christ. In 1972, Villingen and Schwenningen were merged into one municipality, which has since then also been the district capital. The watershed between the Rhine and the Danube runs between the two sub-communities, with the Neckar rising near Schwenningen.

Return Clock-maker's workshop The cuckoo clock was only the beginning. The beginnings of the clock-making trade in the Black Forest date back to the seventeenth century. It is said that a first clock was made around 1667, on the "Glashof" ("glass farm") in Waldau, which today belongs to Titisee-Neustadt. A Kreutz family lived there at the time, and although they did not invent the clock, they were the first in the Black Forest to build one on their farm. At that time, agriculture hardly brought any profit for the farmers, but served solely for their own survival. Since the evenings were long in the winter, they lent themselves to fiddling around. And because there was always plenty of wood, the clocks were also made from it. At first, these were quite simple, able to show only the hours. They consisted of three carved wheels, a dial with a single hand, and a horizontal bar. From this derives the name "Waagbalkenuhr" ("balance beam clock"). It was driven by a stone attached to a chain. The clock of the Kreutz family from Waldau was of this type. Around 1738, the first example of the clock that is associated with the Black Forest all over the world is said to have been created: the cuckoo clock. It is assumed that it goes back to Franz Anton Ketterer from Schönwald. Almost at the same time, around 1740, a first pendulum clock was built by Christian Wehrle from Simonswald. From about 1770, clocks were made with a wooden shield on which various motifs were painted with lacquer. They are called "lacquer shield clocks". In the following period, they were first the symbol of the Black Forest clock, before they were replaced in the middle of the nineteenth century by the cuckoo clock in the shape of a railroad guard's house. However, there were other types of clocks that originated in the Black Forest, such as the so-called "Männleuhr" ("man clock"), which can best be described as music boxes. They had small figures on them that moved on the hour. A clock-maker from Hinterzarten, Jakob Herbstrieth, built the "Jockeleuhr" named after him, which had the characteristic of being quite small. During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the craft developed into an important industry, mainly because Black Forest clocks were cheaper than those made of metal constructed by clock-makers in the cities, due to the fact that wood was the building material. In addition, the manufacturing process in the Black Forest became more and more sophisticated. Thus, until the middle of the nineteenth century, clocks were made in numerous small home workshops, mainly in the area between St. Georgen and Titisee-Neustadt. It is estimated that they numbered about a thousand in 1840. However, the clock-makers of those days did not work alone. A rather sophisticated division of labor already existed in the Black Forest towards the end of the eighteenth century. The clock-maker received prefabricated parts from other craftsmen, often blacksmiths, to build the clocks from. For example, he was provided with bells, frames and shields. Finally, they even received brass wheels for the movement. The finished clocks were sold at markets, to which they first arrived with the help of the glass bearers. As some of them specialized in marketing clocks, the profession of clock carrier was born. Subsequently, watch factories were established, especially from the middle of the nineteenth century. This happened first in Lenzkirch and Furtwangen, and later also in Triberg and St. Georgen, as well as in Titisee-Neustadt. At the end of the nineteenth century, Schramberg and Schwenningen followed. Of particular interest to visitors is the German Clock Museum in Furtwangen. It not only presents Black Forest clock-making, but also offers a cross-section that goes far beyond it, with about 1,000 exhibits and a total inventory of 8,000 pieces. Incidentally, it was founded by Robert Gerwig, the designer of the Black Forest Railway, who was also the first director of a clock-making school from 1850 to 1857, which was also located in Furtwangen. Through his influence, the so-called "Bahnhäusleform" ("shape of a railroad guard's cottage") of the cuckoo clock achieved its worldwide distribution. The concept of combining a railroad guard's cottage with a clock face goes back to Friedrich Eisenlohr. A clock-maker's workshop can also be visited in Triberg's local history museum, and a clock-maker's cottage dating from 1726 is located in Vöhrenbach. Another one is open to visitors in Titisee-Neustadt. The German Clock Route, a popular vacation route, connects the former centers of the clock-making trade along its course.

Return Forest Why is the forest actually black? You have surely asked yourself why the Black Forest is called black. It is no longer possible to determine exactly, but it is assumed that the naming is related to the impenetrability of the forest, which was often mentioned at that time and which made it "black", i.e. "not visible". Nowadays, spruce trees are the main species found here, although they were not always so common. In fact, this tree species has dominated the Black Forest only since the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Until then, the forest was much more mixed and the majority of spruces were only found on the higher peaks from about 1,000 meters. Otherwise, almost all tree species native to Germany occurred. Three economic activities in particular in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries led to almost blanket clearing of forests, namely rafting, glassblowing, and charcoal burning. While rafting transported logs across rivers to other towns and countries where they were needed as building materials, glassblowers and charcoal burners needed a lot of firewood for their furnaces and kilns. Apart from that, wood was also used by farmers as a source of energy for heating, as well as a basic material for house construction and utensils. The result of all this was that the Black Forest was almost bare by the end of the nineteenth century. It was obvious that this could not remain so, because the absence of trees has fatal consequences for the soil. The humus that forms the subsoil of any forest can no longer hold without the living root system of the trees and is eroded away. This allows water to run off the mountain slopes more quickly, leading to more flooding in the plains along the rivers. So something had to be done to reforest the Black Forest. The first reforestation law of the former Baden government to save the Black Forest was enacted in 1833. At the beginning of the twentieth century, there were increased efforts to reforest. Since the main aim was to plant trees that grew very quickly, spruce was chosen, which increasingly led to the development of monocultures. Since then, spruces form almost half of the tree population. They are followed by beech and fir, each with about one sixth. Today, three quarters of the Black Forest is forested and efforts are being made to reforest more mixed forests in order to cope with climate change. Spruces in particular do not tolerate prolonged periods of drought well because of their comparatively shallow roots, but increasing warming means that rain is failing more and more often, especially in the summer months. A mixed forest can better compensate for such dry periods. In addition, strong storms have been occurring much more frequently in recent years, which have a more drastic effect on a monoculture.

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Return Triberg waterfall Not the highest, but higher than Niagara Falls, although a thousand times less water. In Triberg you can visit the famous waterfalls. They are located near the center of the village and are very easy to reach via several footpaths at different heights. So you can experience a natural spectacle of the special class at close range. The Triberg waterfalls consist of several steps. The river Gutach, coming from Schönwald, passes at 872 meters above sea level first the so-called Upper Falls with a height of sixteen meters. Below follows a steep section in which the water loses another 51 meters in height. This is followed by the Main Falls, which are considered to be the actual well-known section. Here the water of the Gutach falls in seven steps from 805 to 713 meters above sea level. Thus, from the upper edge of the Upper Falls to the lower edge of the Main Falls, there is a total height difference of 159 meters. If you compare the height of the falls with other world-famous waterfalls, it becomes clear how worth seeing the Triberg Waterfall is after all. Niagara Falls on the border between Canada and the USA, for example, has a drop of only 57 meters, while Victoria Falls between Zimbabwe and Zambia has a drop of 110 meters. However, both Niagara and Victoria Falls carry significantly larger amounts of water. The Triberg waterfalls are also used to generate electricity. As this was already done at the end of the nineteenth century, Triberg had electric street lamps from the year 1884, the first town in Germany to do so. The town of Triberg is located at an altitude between 600 and 1,038 meters above sea level. It was first mentioned in a document in 1239. A characteristic feature of the town is the deep cut of the Gutach valley with its steep slopes, which means that the core town alone stretches over 250 meters in altitude. The town became famous primarily because of the waterfalls, but also because of its location on the Black Forest Railway and the formerly very active clock industry. Last but not least, the world's largest cuckoo clock is located here, with a total height of over fifteen meters, and its pendulum alone is eight meters long. You can even walk inside it. You may wonder what the name Triberg means. The first component comes from the number "three". "Triberg" therefore means "three mountain" and refers to the three mountains Kroneck, Kapellenberg and Sterenberg, between which the town lies. Also well worth seeing, although somewhat shorter with a total drop of 97 meters, is the Todtnau Waterfall in the Upper Black Forest. In addition, the Wutach Gorge also has a lot of wildly romantic waterfalls to offer.

Return (Black Forest) cake Probably the sweetest treat of the region You know it for sure, the delicious temptation made of cream, chocolate shavings and cherries with a dash of kirsch? Since the thirties of the twentieth century, the Black Forest Cake is well known, a real export hit and is also produced and served far outside the Black Forest, practically everywhere in the world. They are even said to exist in faraway countries like Tibet, perhaps not always prepared quite true to the original, but the name alone makes the taste. You'll notice that too when you try one. How the recipe originated is still unclear. Conjecture suggests that either the Black Forest woman's costume with the red Bollenhut and the black dress including white blouse could have led to the naming of the cake. However, it could also have been due to the ingredient Black Forest kirsch. In any case, in the 19th century there was a dessert in the Black Forest that was made from kirsch, boiled cherries and cream. Possibly the tart originated from it. The first written record of a cherry tart recipe can be found in 1934 in a book by Johannes Martin Erich Weber from Dresden. The base of the cake is a shortcrust pastry. Several layers are applied on top, to which chocolate sprinkles, cream, kirsch and cherries are added. Of course, the recipe can be varied somewhat. Individual intermediate layers are formed with a chocolate sponge. If you want to measure yourself as an amateur chef against like-minded people and professional pastry chefs, you can do so at the Black Forest Cherry Cake Festival in Todtnau. Since 2006, the festival has been held every two years. In addition to the kirsch cake, there are seasonal cake specialties in the Black Forest. The strawberry cake in the spring and the plum cake in the summer are particularly worthy of mention.

Return Schauinslandbahn If you want to enjoy the view, you have to get to the top. Southeast of Freiburg lies the Schauinsland, a mountain with an altitude of 1,284 meters. It is about ten kilometers from the center of the city, which is why it is also called Freiburg's local mountain. It rises directly from the Upper Rhine Graben, which is why strong winds sometimes prevail, especially on its western side. Because of its height, it is of course a wonderful vantage point. From here you can see the Vosges and the Alps. The view of Freiburg is equally fascinating. To the north, you can also see the Hornisgrinde, the highest mountain in the Northern Black Forest. To make the climb easier, there is a cable car that is 3.6 kilometers long in total. This makes it the longest cable car in Germany. From the Horben valley station in Freiburg, it climbs a total of 746 meters. For this purpose, the lift has 37 cabins. In addition to people (700 per hour), the cable car also transports bicycles and ski equipment. If you don't want to take the cable car to the top, you can also hike the Schauinsland and enjoy the fantastic view of the Rhine Valley from the top. The top of the Schauinsland is unwooded, a fact that goes back to mining. In the Middle Ages, silver as well as lead and zinc were mined in this mountain, which is why wood was needed to stabilize the tunnels. The wood was taken directly from the top of the mountain, which led to a real clear-cutting. Mining was stopped here in 1954. Since 2002, the entire peak area has been under nature protection. What you don't see on the outside of the Schauinsland is what is inside, and that is quite a lot. First of all, there are the tunnels that originate from mining. There are twenty-two in total and together they have a length of about a hundred kilometers. Today, no more mineral resources are mined and the Schauinsland serves as an excursion destination. Here you can visit a part of the former mine since 1997. Even more interesting is what can be found in the so-called Barbarastollen, which is located in the Hörnergrund near Oberried. Namely, there are film reels. Yes, you haven't misread, the gallery is full of reels. In fact, since 1975, it has housed an archive of the Federal Office for Civil Protection and Disaster Relief, in which documents of the Federal Republic of Germany copied onto film reels are kept, which are of important significance for history and culture. They are recorded using a special, high-resolution technique on special polyester thin film that lasts for a very long time. Within Europe, the Barbarastollen is the largest archive of its kind and is under special international protection by UNESCO.