Black Forest

Also known as Schwarzwald

mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany

AI overview

The Black Forest is a forested mountain range located in Baden-Württemberg in southwestern Germany. It's an important region for its natural landscape, timber resources, and role as a major tourist destination in the area.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Area: 6009.2
Elevation: 1493
Image: Blick ins Renchtal.JPG
Width: 50
Length: 160

Show 2 more facts

Commons gallery: Schwarzwald
Commons category: Black Forest

Sources (3)

via Wikidata · CC0

~40 min read

Article

The Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald [ˈʃvaʁtsvalt] ) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is the source of the Danube and Neckar rivers.

Its highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres (4,898 ft) above sea level. Roughly oblong in shape, with a length of 160 kilometres (100 miles) and breadth of up to 50 km (30 mi), it has an area of about 6,009 km (2,320 sq mi).