Sasbachwalden is a
Black Forest municipality in Western
Baden-Württemberg,
Germany, popular with tourists. It is located on the western slopes of mountain
Hornisgrinde
The Hornisgrinde, 1,164 m (3,820 ft), is the highest mountain in the Northern Black Forest of Germany. The Hornisgrinde lies in northern Ortenaukreis district.
Origin of the name
The name is probably derived from Latin, and essentiall ...
in the
Northern Black Forest
The Northern Black Forest (german: Nordschwarzwald) refers to the northern third of the Black Forest in Germany or, less commonly today, to the northern half of this mountain region.
Geography
The Northern Black Forest is bounded in the north b ...
and belongs to the
district of Ortenau
Ortenaukreis ( gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Ortenaukrais; french: Arrondissement de l'Ortenau) is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from north) Rastatt, Freudenstadt, Rottwe ...
. More than 70% of the town area are forest.
History
Sasbachwalden was first mentioned in 1347 as a group of individual farms and houses. Only in 1817 Sasbachwalden became an independent community. Since 1973 the town belongs to
district of Ortenau
Ortenaukreis ( gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Ortenaukrais; french: Arrondissement de l'Ortenau) is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (clockwise from north) Rastatt, Freudenstadt, Rottwe ...
.
Education
The town has a centrally located kindergarten and elementary school. Institutions for higher education are in the nearby towns
Achern
Achern (; gsw, label= Low Alemannic, Achre) is a town in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 18 km southwest of Baden-Baden and 19 km northeast of Offenburg. Achern is the fourth largest town in the distric ...
and
Sasbach.
Economy
Main sources of income are tourism,
winegrowing
Viticulture (from the Latin word for ''vine'') or winegrowing (wine growing) is the cultivation and harvesting of grapes. It is a branch of the science of horticulture. While the native territory of ''Vitis vinifera'', the common grape vine, ran ...
, the production of
Black Forest kirsch and most importantly
wood processing.
See also
*
Alde Gott Alde may refer to:
* Alde Mudflats, a reserve in Suffolk, England
* River Alde, a river in Suffolk, England
* Alde Valley School, a school in Leiston, Suffolk, England
* Alliance of Liberals and Democrats in Europe group, a political party in the E ...
References
Ortenaukreis
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