Offenburg

Offenburg is a city in the Black Forest in the German state of Baden-Württemberg.

Understand
Offenburg is best known for being the capital of the wine region Ortenau. It sides west to the Black Forest at the Upper Rhine, lying at the entrance of the Kinzigtal and the Renchtal.

Climate
Winters are moderate but usually with frequent frosts. Offenburg is one of the warmest places in Germany and therefore considered as a viticultural area like neighbour villages such as Durbach, Oberkirch or Gengenbach.

By plane
The nearest airports are as follows:


 * Baden Airpark Karlsruhe / Baden Baden 
 * Strasbourg Airport 
 * Euroairport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg (, MLH or EAP)

Frankfurt Airport is a bit farther away but offers much more connections.

By car
Offenburg is connected to the German highway system via the A5, running along the Valley of the Upper Rhine from south to north, starting at the Swiss border. It also is accessible through the Kinzigtal Black Forest via the B33. From Strassbourg/France it takes about 30 minutes by car. From Freiburg it is about 50 minutes. Baden Baden is a 30-minute car ride to the north, using the A5. The town can be reached from Freuenstadt in one hour through the Renchtal via the B28.

Buy
A reasonable sized town with about 450 stores. On Tuesdays and Saturdays, there is a farmers market held along the Steinstraße and Fischmarkt streets.

Go next

 * Baden-Baden
 * Kehl
 * Strasbourg, (France)