Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Rural district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is a rural district in southwest Baden-Württemberg that covers mountain ranges, valleys and vineyards between the Rhine plain and the peaks of the Black Forest. This territory includes different natural zones from the flat banks of the Rhine to forested elevations above a thousand meters.
This administrative unit emerged in 1973 through the merger of the former districts Freiburg and Müllheim-Black Forest during a regional reform in Baden-Württemberg. The consolidation brought together municipalities from different geographic zones under a shared administration based in Freiburg.
Farmers grow grapes on the western slopes and sell local Markgräfler wines in small seasonal taverns called Straußwirtschaften, where visitors can taste them directly from the producer. Many villages still display traditional Black Forest farmhouses with their low, sweeping roofs that once sheltered families and livestock under one structure.
Hiking trails cross the entire territory and connect mountain villages, thermal spas and nature reserves; trail markers follow a standard system with colored diamonds. Year-round information centers in larger towns provide updates on current conditions and regional routes at different elevations.
Feldberg reaches an elevation of 1493 meters (4898 feet) as the highest point of the Black Forest, while Lake Schluchsee lies at around 930 meters (3051 feet) as Germany's largest natural lake. Both are located in the eastern part of the district and connected by mountain roads and hiking paths.
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Kaiserstuhl
20.8 km
Feldberg
13.9 km
Freiburg Minster
6.1 km
Schluchsee
26.4 km
Schauinsland
5 km
Höllentalbahn
23.6 km
Wutachschlucht
44.8 km
Belchen
13.3 km
Barbarastollen underground archive
6.7 km
Dom St. Blasien
29.2 km
Ravenna Gorge
17.9 km
Badeparadies Schwarzwald
23.6 km
Hirschsprung
12.9 km
Saalenbergkapelle
3 km
Breisacher Münster
22.2 km
Steinwasen Park
7.3 km
Sankt Blasien Abbey in the Black Forest
29.2 km
Badeparadies Schwarzwald
23.6 km
Blauen
21.2 km
Tannhörnle
44.6 km
Schauinslandbahn
1.5 km
Todtnau Waterfall
12.8 km
Militärarchiv
4.6 km
Schlossberg
6.5 km
Historical Merchants' Hall
6 km
Abbey of Saint Peter in the Black Forest
16.2 kmCarlsbau
15.4 km
Heliotrop
3.7 km
Bad Krozingen
Breisach
Heitersheim
Löffingen
Müllheim im Markgräflerland
Neuenburg am Rhein
Staufen im Breisgau
Sulzburg
Titisee-Neustadt
Vogtsburg im Kaiserstuhl
Au
Auggen
Badenweiler
Ballrechten-Dottingen
Bollschweil
Bötzingen
Breitnau
Buchenbach
Buggingen
Ebringen
Ehrenkirchen
Eichstetten am Kaiserstuhl
Eisenbach
Eschbach
Feldberg
Friedenweiler
Glottertal
Gottenheim
Gundelfingen
Hartheim am Rhein
Heuweiler
Hinterzarten
Horben
Ihringen
Kirchzarten
Lenzkirch
March
Merdingen
Merzhausen
Münstertal/Schwarzwald
Oberried
Pfaffenweiler
Schallstadt
Schluchsee
Sölden
Sankt Märgen
Sankt Peter
Stegen
Umkirch
Wittnau
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