 View of Schenkenzell | ||
| Thigh cell | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 1.799 (2019) | |
| height | 361 | |
other value for height on Wikidata: 361 m   | ||
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Thigh cell is a place in Kinzigtal, at the confluence of the Kinzig and small Kinzig im Middle Black Forest. It lies between Alpirsbach and Schiltach. The landmark is the Schenkenburg castle ruins.
background
The origin of Schenkenzell can be traced back to the 13th century. The first mention in 1244; this year, Hermanus Schenk von Celle is mentioned as a documentary witness. In 1325 Luitgard von Wittichen founded the Wittichen monastery. Around 1500 the lords of Geroldseck had to sell their lands to the princes of Fürstenberg.
Since they got into a dispute with their feudal lord, Hans von Weitingen, the Schenkenburg was set on fire and destroyed in 1534. Since then only the ruin has remained.
Agriculture and forestry have been an important source of income over the centuries. The wood was rafted as far as the Rhine / Ruhr area and Holland on the rivers.
There it was used for shipbuilding, town planning on marshland (Amsterdam was mainly built on Black Forest wood) and of course for export.
The last heyday of mining began around 1700 in the Kaltbrunn district. In addition to silver, cobalt was mainly extracted at that time, which was also processed in the Schenkenzeller district and exported to Holland (the famous “Delft blue” in the porcelain industry).
getting there
By plane
The Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (IATA code: FKB) is about 95 km to the west, to the east Stuttgart Airport (IATA code: STR) it is around 100 km. The onward journey by public transport is quite cumbersome and requires multiple changes and takes about 3 hours each time.
By train
The Schenkenzell station has a connection to the Kinzig Valley Railwaythat of Offenburg above Gengenbach to Freudenstadt leads. Trains run every hour. In Offenburg there is a connection to the ICE network.
In the street
The city is on the route of the B294 between Freudenstadt and Schiltach and has access to the A8 at Pforzheim, to the A81 at Rottenburg and to the A5 at Lahr.
mobility
Schenkenzell has a connection to the Kinzig Valley Railway, it is the Konus guest card.
Tourist Attractions
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activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
Holiday home
- Black Forest Blockhaus Hut Flößerhaus. Group accommodation and holiday home for families and celebrations.
Group accommodation
- Schlössle Schenkenzell. Group accommodation and event location. Bachelor parties, weddings, celebrations with overnight accommodation. Seminars and meetings.
hotel
- Hotel Waldblick
- Hotel Winterhaldenhof
pension
- Pension Mueller. Feature: pension.
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- https://www.schenkenzell.de/ - Official website of Schenkenzell
