Furtwangen im Schwarzwald

Furtwangen im Schwarzwald is in the middle of the Black Forest, in Baden-Württemberg.

Understand
In the vicinity of Furtwangen, the handcrafted production of Black Forest Watches was in the 18th century. Century a bitterly necessary secondary acquisition of the farmers. A first watchmaking school was founded in 1850 to improve the situation. A few years later, the german clockmuseum was created here, and the school soon developed towards precision engineering and electromechanics. Furtwangen was raised to the city in 1873 and world-famous companies of the watch industry were created in the city. Even today, there are well-known companies in the metal and electronics industry far beyond the city boundaries.

Furtwangen includes the villages Linach, Neukirch, Rohrbach and Schönenbach as well as a few dozen farmyards and hamlets.

By airplane
The nearest airports are and, both about 130 km away.

By train
Furtwangen is off the track. There are well-accessible railway stations in Triberg, Villingen-Schwenningen, Donaueschingen and Freiburg. From Villingen, Donaueschingen and Triberg you can easily get by bus to Furtwangen.

By bus
Furtwangen is connected by bus station to the regional bus network.

By car
Furtwangen is located on the B500 between Triberg and Titisee-Neustadt. The next motorways are the A864 near Bad Dürrheim and the A5 near Freiburg.

Get around
A special feature of the region are call buses. You will drive to the regular scheduled schedule and stop at the usual stops - but only when booking in time at least 60 minutes before you arrive by phone! Bus plans, especially on villages, should therefore be read precisely.

Hiking
The distance hiking trails Westweg from Pforzheim to Basel and Mittelweg from Pforzheim to Waldshut-Tiengen lead through the area of Furtwangen. There are good hiking possibilities. The Farnberg-Plateau with the peaks of the Brend (1149m high, view tower), the Roßeck (1152m), the Obereck (1177m) and the Rohrhardsberg (1155m) with good views. Also worth mentioning the Historical Path at Furtwangen-Neukirch

Winter sports
Furtwangen offers good opportunities for winter sports. There are ski and sled rentals. Ski courses are provided through the Tourist Information.