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21-469: Feldberg may refer to: Places [ edit ] Feldberg, Baden-Württemberg , a municipality and village, Germany Feldberg, a village and part of Müllheim , Baden-Württemberg, Germany Feldberg, a village and part of Feldberger Seenlandschaft , Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Feldberg, a settlement and part of Ebbs , Austria Mountains and hills [ edit ] Feldberg (Kaiser) (1,813 m),

42-742: A hill in Bavaria, Germany Feldberg (Olpe) (556.2 m), hill in the county of Olpe, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Surname [ edit ] David Feldberg (born 1977), American professional disc golfer Girts Feldbergs (born 1993), Latvian swimmer Meyer Feldberg (born 1942), dean of Columbia Business School from 1989 to 2004 Ojārs Arvīds Feldbergs (born 1947), Latvian sculptor Wilhelm Feldberg (1900–1993), German-British-Jewish physiologist and biologist Other uses [ edit ] 10666 Feldberg , an asteroid Feldberg (band) , an Icelandic band Feldberg Foundation , an Anglo-German scientific exchange Topics referred to by

63-669: A mountain in the Kaiser Mountains, Tyrol, Austria Feldberg (Black Forest) (1,493 m), the highest mountain in the Black Forest of Germany Feldberg Pass Großer Feldberg (879 m), highest mountain of the Taunus, Hesse, Germany Kleiner Feldberg (826 m), second highest mountain of the Taunus, Hesse, Germany Feldberg (Hessian Rhön) (815.2 m), a mountain in Hesse, Germany Feldberg (Bavarian Rhön) (570.2 m),

84-507: A split silver and blue area. The blue section, on the left, holds three silver discs, and the silver section, on the right, holds a green fir tree. The founder municipalities Feldberg, Bärental, and Altglashütten are represented by the three primary colours red, white, and blue. The blue also most likely represents the connection to the former House of Fürstenberg (Swabia) . The meaning of the three discs leaves room for speculation. They are either reminiscent of glass spheres and glaziers or of

105-501: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Feldberg, Baden-W%C3%BCrttemberg The first mention of Feldberg was made in 983, but there was a separate municipality with the same name until January 1, 1939, when isolated pastures were combined with the municipality Bärental (970 m above sea level). They were previously owned by the municipalities Bernau, Brandenberg, Hinterzarten, Menzenschwand, St. William, Todtnau and Zastler. What

126-542: Is located in Baden-Württemberg in Germany and covers an area of 394,000 hectares . As of 2018, it 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

147-611: Is located in the Southern Black Forest in the south-west of Baden-Württemberg, extending from Herbolzheim and Triberg in 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

168-444: Is located. The current Feldberg municipality includes the three former municipalities of Feldberg, Altglashütten, and Falkau and consists of 30 villages, sections, farms, and cottages and houses. Feldberg has a subarctic climate ( Köppen : Dfc ; Trewartha : Eolo ) due to its high altitude with short, cool summers and long, cold winters. Precipitation is very high and frequent year round. The Feldberg weather station has recorded

189-678: 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

210-471: 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

231-828: The Dreiseenbahn, which runs from Titisee to Seebrugg , was completed in 1926 and in Bärental, it is Germany's highest railway on a standard gauge track. Altglashütten has a primary school and a kindergarten . The sponsoring association of the Southern Black Forest Nature Park has its seat in Feldberg. The Lawrence of Rome festival occurs yearly on the Feldberg in addition to the nearby annual Altglashütten town festival. Southern Black Forest Nature Park The Southern Black Forest Nature Park ( German : Naturpark Südschwarzwald )

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252-476: 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

273-723: 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

294-732: The Southern Black Forest Nature Park: Other mountains within the park are, e.g.: Whereas the valleys offer generally 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

315-411: The following extreme values: The general election on May 25, 2014, resulted in the following allocation of seats within the local council: There is an inter-municipality agreement with the neighbouring Schluchsee municipality. In 1974, the ministry of the interior granted Dr. Alfred Simon permission to design the following crest: a red plate head holding two crossed silver snowshoes lies above

336-646: 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

357-504: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Feldberg . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Feldberg&oldid=1168568483 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

378-460: The three lakes that meet within the boundary of Feldberg: Titisee , Windgfällweiher und Schluchsee . They could also symbolize the unity of the three communities. Feldberg has a sister city agreement with the municipality of La Clusaz in France im Département Haute-Savoie , which is, like Feldberg, a winter sport centre. Federal highways 500 and 317 intersect in Bärental. The construction of

399-554: 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

420-525: Was left of Brandenberg after incorporation to Feldberg became a new district in Todtnau. The Feldberg municipality has the slogan "The highest in the Black Forest" and is located in the Southern Black Forest Nature Park at the Feldberg Pass . It is located between Wiesental (to the south) and Gutachtal (to the north). The largest section of the municipality is the "Falkau" area, where the town hall

441-489: 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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