Grafenhausen, municipality in the district of Waldshut, Germany
Grafenhausen is a village on a high plateau in the southern Black Forest, in the Waldshut district of Baden-Württemberg. It sits among forests and open meadows and belongs to the Oberes Schlüchttal municipal association.
The village was founded in 1078 by Count Eberhard III as a settlement of the Counts of Nellenburg. Over the following centuries it passed through the hands of the St. Blasien monastery before eventually becoming part of Baden-Württemberg.
The name Grafenhausen comes from the Counts of Nellenburg, who once held power over the area, and their memory lingers in local symbols. The place is used today mostly as a starting point for walks into the surrounding forest and along the nearby lake.
The village is reachable by bus toward Waldshut and Freiburg, and the Seebrugg train station near the Schluchsee lake is also close by. Visitors who plan to walk the forest paths should wear sturdy footwear, as the terrain is hilly and can be uneven.
The Danieltanne, one of the thickest and oldest fir trees in the southern Black Forest, stands as a natural monument within the village area. Each year, about a week before Christmas, the Heavy-Xmas Festival brings well-known heavy metal bands to this small forest village.
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