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| St. Blasien | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 4.009 (2019) | |
| height | 770 m | |
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St. Blasien is a small town in the Southern Black Forest.
background
St. Blasien is a climatic health resort and Kneipp health resort in the southern Black Forest. The communities Menzenschwand and Albtal with several other small villages, hamlets and farms belong to St. Blasien. St. Blasien extends from 630 m in the Alb valley over 760 m in the city center to 1350 m in the Feldberg area.
getting there
Cathedral of St. Blasien
By plane
airport Zurich
(IATA: ZRH), about 70 km, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg(IATA: BSL, MLH, EAP), 70 km.
By train
The next train stations are in Titisee and Schluchsee
In the street
St. Blasien is on the B500 between Titisee-Neustadt and Waldshut-Tiengen
mobility
Map of St. Blasien
Tourist Attractions
- 1 St. Blasien Cathedral. The cathedral serves the cath. Parish as a place of worship, it is open daily from 8 am to 6:30 pm in summer, from 8:30 am to 5 pm in winter and can be visited outside of the services. Guided tours are about the cath. Parish office (Tel. 07672/678) possible.
- When the Abbey Church of St. Blasien was inaugurated in 1783, it had the third largest church dome in Europe after St. After the fire of 1874, the wooden beams were replaced by a steel structure during the reconstruction. Around 1980 the church was extensively renovated.
- The monastery complex serves today as Boarding school.
- 2 Evangelical Christ Church. The church was built in 1936 according to the plans of Professor Dr. Otto Bartning built in the Black Forest house style. It burned down in 1989 and was rebuilt in 1991 according to the original plans.
- House of the guest, Am Kurgarten 1-3. Formerly an inn and stables, now the Haus des Gastes and the tourist information office, the museum is located on the upper floor.
- 3 Museum St. Blasien. Tel.: 49(0)7672 414-37.
Exhibits on the history of the cathedral and the place, winter sports.Open: Tue-Sun 2.30pm-5pm, closed November 4th-December 25th.Price: Entry € 1.60. - 4 Schmidt Arkaden house, Hauptstrasse 3, 79837 Sankt Blasien. Formerly a hospital, now a commercial building.
- 5 Sculpture garden. Most of the sculptures were created at a sculptor symposium.
- 6 St. Martin Church, Menzenschwand. Modern construction from 1976.
- 7 Wind mountain waterfall Windberg waterfall, approx. 6 m high, can be reached on a short hike.
- 8 Menzenschwander waterfalls, north of the village in a gorge of the Menzenschwander Alb, illuminated from May-Oct Wed, Sat and Sun in the evening.
- 9 Albstausee on the outskirts of St. Blasien, a small reservoir that is part of the Schluchsee pumped storage network.
activities
- Wood carving symposium annually at the end of August / beginning of September.
- 1 Radon Revital Bad St. Blasien - Menzenschwand, Friedrichsruhe 13. Tel.: 49 (0) 76 75.92 91 04. There is a graduation tower outside.Open: daily 10 am-9pm.Price: Admission adult bath sauna € 10.
- Mountain bike: Stretches along Alb
- Nordic walking signposted routes. Courses and sticks at Mountain and sport in St. Blasien and at Sport Gfrörer in Menzenschwand, both with ski service and snowboard rental
- hike: well signposted hiking trails. There are 2 stages of the Schluchtensteig.
- Winter sports: The Spießhorn Menzenschwand ski area offers 3 lifts 2 Rehbach, 3 Mösle and 4 Schwinbach and a total of 80 km of trails, in summer 70 km of hiking trails. There is also a toboggan run in Menzenschwand. More details in the topic article Winter sports in the Black Forest and at Feldberg lift network.
shop
Menzenschwand waterfall
kitchen
- 1 Drinking restaurant, Todtmooser Str. 8, 79837 St. Blasien. Tel.: 49 7672 1003. Restaurant and pizzeria within walking distance of the cathedral, small garden restaurant. Home cooking and pizzas, generous portions.
nightlife
accommodation
- 1 Menzenschwand Youth Hostel, Vorderdorfstrasse 10. Tel.: (0)7675 326.
- 2 Hotel Klosterhof, Am Kurgarten 9, 79837 St. Blasien. Tel.: (0)7672 480797, Email: [email protected].
- 3 Dom Hotel, Hauptstrasse 4, 79837 St. Blasien. Tel.: (0)7672 9 24 69 0.
- 4 Hotel and restaurant Waldeck, Vorderdorfstrasse 74, 79837 Menzenschwand. Tel.: (0)7675 9054-0, Email: [email protected].
- 5 Hotel Villa Kehrwieder, Bötzbergstrasse 2, 79837 St. Blasien. Tel.: (0)7672 506, Email: [email protected].
health
Practical advice
- Tourist information, Am Kurgarten 1-3, 79837 St. Blasien. Tel.: (0)7672-414-30, Email: [email protected].
- St. Blasien is also called under the name St.BlasierLand marketed for tourism together with the surrounding smaller villages of Höchenschwand, Häuser, Dachsberg, Weilheim and Ibach,
- The KONUS guest card is valid in St. Blasien
- One should check whether the Hochschwarzwald Card Worth staying for.
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.st-blasien.de - Official website of St. Blasien
