Admin. region Freiburg Elevation 175 m (574 ft) Population 11,087 (31 Dec 2008) | District Ortenaukreis Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Local time Sunday 12:38 AM | |
Weather 7°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 67% Humidity Points of interest Freizeitanlage Gengenbach, Flößerei‑ Und Verkehrsmuseum, Museum Haus Löwenberg, Niggelturm, Moos | ||
Gengenbach is a town in the district of Ortenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and a popular tourist destination on the western edge of the Black Forest with about 11,000 inhabitants. Gengenbach is well known for its traditional Alemanic "fasnacht", ("Fasend"), a kind of historically influenced celebration of carnival, where tradition is followed, from wearing costumes with carved wooden masks to clapping with a "Ratsche" (a traditional-classic wooden "sound-producing" toy). Gengenbach also boasts a picturesque, traditional, medieval town centre ("Altstadt"). The traditional town Gengenbach is the proud owner of the world's biggest advent calendar. The 24 windows of the 18th century town hall represent the 24 "windows" of an Advent calendar. The town also hosts a department of The Graduate School of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, part of the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg. The nearest cities in the region are Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden and Strasbourg/France. Gengenbach is twinned with the town of Obernai, Alsace, France.
Contents
- Map of 77723 Gengenbach Germany
- History
- Culture and landmarks
- Museums
- Sons and daughters of the town
- Further regular events
- References
Map of 77723 Gengenbach, Germany
History
Gengenbach was founded in the 13th century and became an Imperial Free City in 1360.
Culture and landmarks
Gengenbach is the start point of Schwarzwald-Querwegs Gengenbach–Alpirsbach and situated at the Kinzigtäler Jakobusweg (a pilgrim route) as well as the Kandelhöhenweg (a hiking path), passing by many landmarks. Furthermore, the city is located at the German Fachwerkstraße.