The Hotzenwald is the southernmost branch of the Black Forest to the Upper Rhine out, bounded in the west by the Wehra, through to the east Alb and Schlucht, in the south by the Upper Rhine (without the valley locations) and in the north by the line Dead moss-St. Blasien. The Hotzenwald falls in steps from 1000 m in the northwest to about 400 m in the southwest. It forms steep drops in the west to the Wehratal with almost 600 m and in the south to the Upper Rhine at Bad Säckingen at 400 m. The highest point is the Hornberg with the spectacular all-round view of the Hornberg basin.
places
The Hotzenwald is sparsely populated. Overall, there are only a few independent communities in the interior of the Hotzenwald:
- 1 Dachsberg (southern Black Forest) –
- 2 Görwihl –
- 3 Herrischried - Located in the front Hotzenwald
- 4 Rickenbach (Hotzenwald) - the southernmost municipality and climatic health resort with approx. 4000 inhabitants
On its eastern edge lies
Other goals
Places on the southern edge of the Hotzenwald are
On the northern edge of the area, from west to east,
- 9 Schopfheim with the federal and European gold village 10 Gersbach
- 11 Dead moss
- 12 Ibach (Black Forest) - smallest municipality in the Waldshut district
- 13 St. Blasien
background
The name Hotzenwald was first coined by the poet Josef Viktor v. Scheffel 1864. The word 'Hotzen', on the other hand, is very old; it is probably derived from the word 'Houtz' - an old Alemannic expression for peasant or forests. Historically, villages and areas north of the Wehra white water river, which formerly belonged to the St. Blasien monastery, are also included in the Hotzenwald. This includes, for example, the Gersbach already mentioned above.
getting there
The Hotzenwald lies between the 
in the west and the 
in the East. In the south it goes 
along the Upper Rhine.
mobility
HotzenwaldTourist Attractions
activities
Whitewater rafting is possible in one of the most difficult whitewater rivers in Germany, the Wehra.
kitchen
nightlife
security
Robber Hotzenplotz is history and the Hotzenwald is safe nowadays.
climate
trips
literature
Web links
- https://www.hotzenwald.de/ - Official website of Hotzenwald
