 Waldkirch | ||
| Waldkirch | ||
| district | Emendingen | |
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| Residents | 21.809 (2019) | |
| height | 274 m | |
| Tourist info web | www.stadt-waldkirch.de | |
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Waldkirch is a city in Breisgau, she lies in Elz Valley. The city has received several awards for its project Soft vacation, so it was among others by the BUND in 1999 as Recommended tour operator designated. Waldkirch is the first town in Baden-Württemberg to join the Cittaslow- Movement for a better quality of life.
background
In the 19th century, the town of Waldkirch was a center for the construction of mechanical music automatons, barrel organs and fairground organs, which went from here all over the world. Gemstone cutting was also at home here.
The city of Waldkirch includes the districts of Kollnau, Buchholz, Siensbach and Suggental.
Neighboring municipalities are Denzlingen, Sexau, Freiamt, Gutach im Breisgau, Simonswald, Glottertal and St. Peter
getting there
By plane
By train
The 1 Waldkirch station is due to the so-called Elz Valley Railway, which from Denzlingen to Elzach goes. The Breisgau S-Bahn is to be used every half hour from June 2021 until Freiburg drive. Until then there will be rail replacement services due to construction work.
In the street
The B294 comes from the A5 AS 
61 Freiburg North, goes through Waldkirch and further on Haslach in the Kinzigtal. The L173 comes from Furtwangen and leads over Simonswald and Gutach im Breisgau to Waldkirch. The city is on the German clock route.
mobility
The public transport is from RVF operated.
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Collegiate Church of St. Margarethen.
The first church was built in 926, the current baroque building dates from the 18th century.
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- 2 Elztal Museum (Probsteig building in St. Margarethen), Kirchplatz 14, 79183 Waldkirch. Tel.: 49 (0)7681 478 530. Most important exhibits: organs, self-playing pianos, automatons.Open: Easter to the end of Oct Tue-Sat 3 pm-5pm, Sun 11 am-5pm, Nov-Easter closed Mon, Tues and ThursPrice: Admission adults € 4, free with the KONUS guest card for the second valley region.
- Remains of the city wall, historical buildings
- The 3 Kastelburg has been a ruin that is still worth seeing since the Thirty Years' War. It is located near the train station about 100 m above the city, is on-going Renovation works not always accessible.
- The 4 Schwarzenburg ruins is located south of the city at an altitude of around 650 m and offers a good view.
- The 5 Gemstone cutting in the rooms of the company Wintermantel, Elzstraße 2, (Tel. 49 07681/60 14), the last establishment of this type, can be visited on Tuesdays from 10:30 am from May to September.
- 6 Suggental silver mine. E-mail: [email protected]. Open: for guided tours as required on weekends.Price: Guided tours of St. Anna tunnel € 3, Josephi tunnel € 6.
- 7 Stadtrainsee
- 9 town hall
activities
- 1 Canopy path. The Nature adventure park at Stadtrainsee with children's playground, boat rental. This includes the Black Forest Zoo with petting animals.
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
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- 1 Rock cellar, Schwarzenbergstrasse 18, 79183 Waldkirch. Tel.: 49 (0)7681-4025-0.
- 2 To the stork, Lange Strasse 24. Tel.: 49 (0) 7681 4749590.
- 3 Hirschenstube, Schwarzwaldstrasse 45. Tel.: 49 (0 76 81) 4 77 77-0.
- 4 Design hotel Kronjuwel, Ringstrasse 5. Tel.: 49 (0) 7681 492600.
- 5 Suggenbad, Talstrasse 1. Tel.: 49 (0)7681 8091.
- 6 Kohlbacherhof, Kohlbach 8.
health
Practical advice
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.stadt-waldkirch.de - Official website of Waldkirch
- Waldkirch Organ Foundation
- Cittaslow info, Information on the Association of Liveable Cities.
