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27-710: The municipality is located within the South Black Forest Natural Park , about 12 km as the crow flies east of Freiburg im Breisgau . It stretches from the lower end of the Höllental , below Rotbach to the valley of the Wagensteigbach , and Unteribental borders the St. Märgen plateau. A little to the west of Buchenbach, these two mountain streams merge to form the Dreisam , so Buchenbach

54-655: A beech tree vert (green) above the dexter hill, sinister (left) gules with a wavy fess argent (white) bordered sable (black). Flag: green and white. On the western border of the municipality is the Himmelreich station on the Höllentalbahn , with a half-hourly service throughout the day to Freiburg im Breisgau and on into the Black Forest, alternately to Neustadt and Seebrugg on the Schluchsee . In

81-657: A settlement of Celtic origin ( Tarodunum ). Other places in the valley are Stegen , where the Eschbach valley from St. Peter joins, Buchenbach , where it meets the Wagensteig valley coming from St. Märgen and the Höllental valley which descends from Hinterzarten , and Oberried , where the Oberried valley joins from the Notschrei . The Freiburg subdistricts of Kappel , Ebnet and Littenweiler also lie within

108-1230: A warmer and more balanced climate than the surrounding mountains, it is cooler in the ravines. As a consequence thereof, in the valleys of the Upper and High Rhine species from the Mediterranean region further south may already be found, while in the narrow ravines of the High Black Forest there may still be relics from the last ice age . Well-known valleys and ravines in the Southern Black Forest are, e.g.: Wutach ravine (German: Wutachschlucht ), Haslach flume ( Haslachklamm ), Rötenbach flume ( Rötenbachklamm ), Alb valley ( Albtal ), Ravenna Gorge ( Ravennaschlucht ), Simonswald valley ( Simonswälder Tal ), Münster valley ( Münstertal ), Schleifenbach ravine ( Schleifenbachschlucht ), Windberg ravine ( Windbergschlucht ), Great and Small Wiese valley ( Wiesental ), High Wehra ravine ( Hohwehraschlucht ) and Wehra valley ( Wehratal ) as well as Gauchach ravine ( Gauchachschlucht ) and Enge ravine ( Engeschlucht ). Right through

135-583: Is Germany's largest nature park . The Southern Black Forest Nature Park was established on February 1, 1999. The original area of 333,000 hectares was expanded to 370,000 hectares in 2005, and finally to its present size of 394,000 hectares in 2014. It is one of seven nature parks in Baden-Württemberg . It is located in the Southern Black Forest in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg, extending from Herbolzheim and Triberg in

162-551: Is a valley east of the south German city of Freiburg . The valley lies within the Southern Black Forest Nature Park in the state of Baden-Württemberg . The Dreisam Valley runs for a few kilometres east of Freiburg, where it widens into a broad, level valley floor, the Zarten Basin ( Zartener Becken ). The main town of the valley is Kirchzarten which incorporates the village of Zarten,

189-698: Is a rural area where the countryside has been shaped by agriculture and animal husbandry . Pasture beeches , a particular form of the copper beech tree , can still be found on the old pastures of the Southern Black Forest. The Black Forest house is typical for the farms in the rural areas. It is adapted to the peculiarities of the Southern Black Forest: built on a slope, isolated location, large amounts of snow and strong winds. 47°51′37″N 8°02′05″E  /  47.8604°N 8.0347°E  / 47.8604; 8.0347 Dreisam Valley The Dreisam Valley ( German : Dreisamtal )

216-465: Is the starting point of the Dreisam valley. Clockwise from the north, Buchenbach borders on the municipalities of Sankt Peter , St. Märgen , Breitnau , Oberried , Kirchzarten and Stegen . Lying in the lower Wagensteig valley, Buchenbach is made up of numerous small settlements and isolated farmsteads. Constituent settlements include Ober- and Unterbuchenbach, and the village of Wiesneck, which

243-527: The Falkenstein Castle built in the 12th century by the lords of Falkenstein and destroyed in 1388 by the townspeople of Freiburg. In the 17th century, the area fell into the possession of the lords of Pfirt , and subsequently to the state of Baden. An attempt to join it to Buchenbach in the 19th century failed. Unteribental was founded in 1120 and was under the Zähringers . Subsequently, it

270-678: The Todtnau Waterfalls are two of the highest waterfalls in Germany. Lake Schluchsee is the largest lake in the Southern Black Forest Nature Park. Other lakes are, e.g., Titisee , Windgfällweiher , Nonnenmattweiher , Schlüchtsee , Feldsee , and Albsee. Most clouds come from the west where they pass the broad lowlands of the Upper Rhine Plain and then have to rise when they reach

297-471: The Black Forest mountains. Therefore, it rains frequently in the west and in the High Black Forest. Consequently, this is also the area where many bogs could be found in depressions . However, due to age-long drainage and peat extraction, their number has been reduced. There are no untouched virgin forests in the Black Forest. The largest contiguous areas of pristine forest were settled in

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324-587: The Dreisamtal. The eponymous river flows through the Dreisam Valley, which was formed by sedimentary deposits from the inflowing streams that unite to form the Dreisam . More than 10 million m of groundwater are withdrawn from the whole of the valley every year, a considerable part of which provides drinking water for the city of Freiburg. The flat valley floor is therefore partly a water protection area ( Wasserschutzgebiet ). (by way of comparison,

351-700: The Freiburg district. One of the oldest routes from the Neckar and Danube regions across the Black Forest to the Rhine Valley passes through the Wagensteig valley. The name of the valley itself comes from Wagenstadt ("cart town"), the form "Wagensteig" first appearing in the 12th century, in a judgement by Bishop Ulrich of Konstanz in a conflict between the church in Zarten and the monastery at St. Märgen over

378-476: The Middle Ages. Originally, the Black Forest was populated above all by firs and beeches . Under the influence of man, these shade-tolerant species were more and more replaced with pines and spruces . An objective of the nature park is to increase again the number of firs and beeches and to cultivate structurally rich and diversified forests where also different broadleaf trees grow. The wood of

405-650: The Southern Black Forest Nature Park runs the watershed between Rhine and Danube which is the main watershed between North Sea and Black Sea . Whereas the tributaries of the Rhine flow down with rapid force steeply sloped mountainsides, the declivity towards the Danube is by far gentler. Rivers and streams include the Alb , Breg , Dreisam , Elz , and Wiese . In the Southern Black Forest, there are many waterfalls of different sizes and heights. The Triberg Waterfalls and

432-464: The annual groundwater outflow from the valley is less than 15 million m .) The B 31 and the Höllentalbahn railway run through the Dreisam valley, each leading from Freiburg into the Black Forest . For many tourists, the Dreisam valley is mainly known for its hiking and mountain biking trails through the Black Forest. The proximity to Freiburg as well as to neighbouring Alsace make

459-485: The area a popular destination. The Schauinsland hill and the Feldberg , the highest mountain in the Black Forest, are easily accessible from the valley. The four municipalities of Kirchzarten, Stegen, Buchenbach and Oberried have joined forces to promote the Dreisam Valley touristically. Parts of the valley are designated as a landscape conservation area, from the eastern city limits of Freiburg to Buchenbach between

486-603: The castle. In 1577 it fell into the possession of the Barons of Sickingen-Hohenburg . The castle was sacked in 1121 by the Zähringers and in 1646, during the Thirty Years War , by the French. Wiesneck grew up as a small settlement around the castle. Since the location fell within the state of Baden , Baron Wilhelm von Sickingen eventually sold his overlordship of the village to the state of Baden, which joined it to

513-424: The larger town of Buchenbach. Buchenbach itself is first heard of in 1350. It was an Austrian possession, and from 1653 by the Barons of Sickingen owning most of the land. The settlements of Ober- und Unterbuchenbach were under different overlords, causing continual difficulties and disputes, so that there were numerous reorganizations of the municipality down to the 19th century. The village derives its name from

540-589: The local road K4907 through the Spirzen valley. The main employers are: Buchenbach also offers facilities to Black Forest tourists . The Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail , a long-distance footpath , passes through the main town. Naturpark S%C3%BCdschwarzwald The Southern Black Forest Nature Park ( German : Naturpark Südschwarzwald ) is located in Baden-Württemberg in Germany and covers an area of 394,000 hectares . As of 2018, it

567-573: The north to Waldshut-Tiengen and Lörrach in the south and from the Black Forest foothills near Freiburg and Emmendingen in the west to Donaueschingen and Bad Dürrheim on the high plateau of the Baar in the east. Three of the highest mountains of the Black Forest are located within the Southern Black Forest Nature Park: Other mountains within the park are, e.g.: Whereas the valleys offer generally

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594-693: The rights to tithes in the district. The bishop concluded that the tithes from everywhere up to the town "Waginstat" should go to St. Märgen. Following the municipal elections of 13 June 2004, the local council is made up as follows: Along with the neighbouring municipalities of Kirchzarten, Oberried and Stegen, Buchenbach belongs to the Gemeindeverwaltungsverband Dreisamtal ( Dreisam Valley Authority), whose offices are in Kirchzarten. Above three hills vert (green), vertically divided; dexter (right) argent (white), with

621-554: The trees is an important economic factor. Timber is used for house-building and mining . In the past, rafters transported it on the Black Forest rivers and then the Rhine , mainly to shipyards in the Netherlands . Sawyers and carpenters settled along the rivers and streams to use their water power . Wood was used for farmhouses , barns , wood shingles , brushes , carnival masks , Black Forest clocks . Wood charcoal

648-517: The west of Buchenbach, the Bundesstraße B31 ( Breisach – Lindau trunk road), the most important link between Freiburg im Breisgau, the Black Forest and Lake Constance , runs through the village of Falkenstein. The Landesstrasse L128 provincial highway runs around the edge of the municipality, through the Wagensteig valley and on to St. Märgen and Thurner . A more direct route to Thurner branches off between Buchenbach and Wagensteig, as

675-518: Was independent of the town until 1837. Wiesneck is in fact the oldest part of the municipality, with a castle that is first documented in 1079. This was owned by the counts of Haigerloch -Wiesneck. In 1118, Bruno von Haigerloch-Wiesneck founded the monastery of St. Märgen. The Haigerloch-Wiesneck line died out in 1170, and the castle fell into the possession of a branch of the Zollerns , who styled themselves as Counts of Hoheberg . In 1293 they sold

702-507: Was merged into Stegen . In 1827, however, it became independent again. From the time it came under the authority of the state of Baden in 1806, it was treated as part of the Freiburg district. Wagensteig is first heard of in 1125, at which time it belonged to the St. Märgen monastery . After the secularisation mandated by the German Mediatisation it came under the authority of the state of Baden, from 1819 forming part of

729-489: Was needed for glassblowing . The forests are not only an important because of the renewable raw material wood, but constitute alson an important environmental compensation factor and have a high recreational value. Many species of mushrooms grow in the Southern Black Forest, among them edible species such as agaricus , boletus edulis , chanterelle , or truffle . Several species of mushrooms form mycorrhizal associations with trees and bushes. The Southern Black Forest

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