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A visit to the Hohenbaden castle ruins

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View from the Hohenbaden castle ruins of the sunset over the Rhine Valley and the Vosges, Baden-Baden, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

On our trip to the south of France, we made a stopover in my Baden homeland for the first leg. After many years, we wanted to experience the sunset from the Hohenbaden castle ruins again. That’s why we stayed directly in Baden-Baden at the castle. The medieval Hohenbaden Castle (“Old Castle”) perches high above the town on the slopes of the Battert and offers a wide panoramic view over the Northern Black Forest, the Rhine Valley, Alsace with the Vosges, and the Southern Palatinate. Read more

Teufelsmühle – Paragliding into the Sunset

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  • Paraglider at the Teufelsmühle launch site in the Murg Valley in the Black Forest, taking off into the sunset, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Paraglider at the Teufelsmühle launch site in the Murg Valley in the Black Forest, taking off into the sunset, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
  • Paraglider at the Teufelsmühle launch site in the Murg Valley in the Black Forest, taking off into the sunset, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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The Teufelsmühle (908 m) rises above the Murg Valley near Gernsbach in the Black Forest. At the beginning of the 19th century, a viewing tower was built there by the Black Forest Association. From the platform, the view stretches far into the distance over the Rhine Plain, the Palatinate Forest, Alsace and the Vosges, as well as the Northern Black Forest up to the Hornisgrinde. Read more

Disused Paper Mill Holtzmann & Cie. AG

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The Murg Valley in the Black Forest was once a centre of the timber and paper industry. As early as the 16th century, wood was needed for building houses in the growing cities and for shipbuilding. The forest and water also offered ideal conditions for a paper mill: local timber felling and transport, and energy generation through hydropower. The paper industry settled here towards the end of the 19th century, but by the end of the 20th century, the industry declined due to relocation to the Rhine Valley or closure due to a lack of competitiveness. Read more