Titisee-Neustadt () is a municipality in the district of

Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald () is a (district) in the southwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Fifty towns and municipalities with 133 settlements lie within the district. The district itself belongs to the region of Freiburg with the region of Sou ...

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

in southern

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. It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Titisee, Schwärzenbach and Waldau. The town of Neustadt is a

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known for its Kneipp hydrotherapeutic and curative methods. Furthermore, it is a winter sport center.

Geography

The community of Titisee lies on the north shore of

Titisee The Titisee is a lake in the southern Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg. It covers an area of and is an average of deep. It owes its formation to the Feldberg glacier, the moraines of which were formed in the Pleistocene epoch and nowadays f ...

, a lake in the eastern Feldberg in the

Black Forest The Black Forest ( ) is a large forested mountain range in the States of Germany, state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is th ...

, which ranges from 780 to 1192m above

sea level Mean sea level (MSL, often shortened to sea level) is an mean, average surface level of one or more among Earth's coastal Body of water, bodies of water from which heights such as elevation may be measured. The global MSL is a type of vertical ...

. The community of Neustadt is found 5 km to the east. The town lies on a small river called the Seebach (Lake Brook) as it comes in from Feldberg-Bärental to feed Titisee, as the Gutach (Good Water) as it flows out of the lake, and east of Neustadt, where it merges with the Haslach to become a

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torrent, as the Wutach (Furious Water). After flowing out of the town, it passes through the well known ''

Wutachschlucht The Wutach Gorge () is a narrow, steep-sided valley in southern Germany through in the upper reaches of the River Wutach with three gorge-like sections, the lowest of which is also called the ''Wutachflühen''. The gorge cuts through the southern ...

'' (Wutach Gorge), and ends by emptying into the

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. Titisee-Neustadt's highest point is the Hochfirst, a peak overlooking the lake on the municipal boundary with

Lenzkirch Lenzkirch is a municipality in the Black Forest. It lies in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Geography Lenzkirch is on the Black Forest plateau, in the valley of the river Haslach, which near the south ...

and marked by the

Hochfirst Tower The Hochfirst Tower () is a 25-metre-high lattice observation tower on the Hochfirst mountain near Titisee-Neustadt at 47°54'04" N and 8°11'03" E. It was built in 1890 as the replacement for a wooden observation tower. Several observation deck ...

. It is 1192 m high.

History

Titisee-Neustadt is divided into six communities (Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Schwärzenbach, Titisee, Waldau) which historically have been separate, although they are now amalgamated into one municipality.

Neustadt

Neustadt was founded in 1250 by the Princes of

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. There followed various name changes: the town was called Nova Civitas in 1275 (which has the same meaning in

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– "New City" – as the

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name Neustadt), in 1294 Neuwenstadt, in 1335 Neuwen-statt, in 1630 Neostadium and in 1650 New-Statt before it later became Neustadt. From 1669 to 1806 there was a Capuchin

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in Neustadt. In 1817, a great deal of the town was destroyed in a great fire. In the 18th century, the

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trade developed in the town to become a major part of the economy. During

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and shortly thereafter, a dearth of

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s prevailed. In May 1919 the first municipal elections were held, which saw both active and passive participation by women, who now had the franchise. This led to four women finding themselves on the town council. The mayor who took office in 1923, Karl Pfister (d. 1993 in

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) created and safeguarded jobs. This he managed to do through a loan of, all together, 700,000

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, which he obtained through negotiations with major banks in the

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and the

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. Through further job-making measures, such as public building schemes, about the time of the

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, he was in a position to keep the jobless rate in Neustadt at a comparatively low 12%, whereas it was then 18% in Germany as a whole. Later came the

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régime, which used ''Der Hochwächter'' and the ''Echo vom Hochfirst'', the local newspapers, for their own ends, later shutting them both down. Despite exerting this influence, the Party's share of the vote in Neustadt was always lower than in Titisee, where it compared with the national average. Nevertheless, the NSDAP local moved into the town hall in 1933, occupied its balcony and made an example of a few people in public life by removing them from office or sending them to the local

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near Hüfingen. Blasius Müßle, who became mayor at that time, was replaced in 1935 by the later ''Kreisleiter'' (District Leader) Benedikt Kuner. Langenordnach was first mentioned in a document dating back to 1112. In 1529, 16 houses were named; the place did not yet have a chapel. In 1316 Rudenberg had its first documentary mention. In 1529 the place already had "several houses". In 1810, there were 191 inhabitants. Schwärzenbach had its first documentary mention in 1316. In 1850, there were 427 inhabitants. In 1111,

had its first documentary mention. In 1635 the names Dettesee and Titinsee first appear in documents. As of 1750 the name Titisee was commonly applied to the town. The town was put together from four parts, or valleys: Altenweg, Spriegelsbach, Schildwende and Jostal. For this reason, the town bore the name Vierthäler or Viertäler ("Four Valleys") until 1929. Waldau was first named in 1111 and the first documentary mention followed in 1178 in a

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document. Since 1807, there has been a Catholic parish.

Common history

Titisee-Neustadt came into being in 1971 with the amalgamation of the until then independent district capital of Neustadt with the communities of Titisee and Rudenberg. In 1973 and 1974, the communities of Langenordnach, Schwärzenbach und Waldau were added to the amalgamation.

Culture and sightseeing

Titisee-Neustadt lies on the

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, a 320 km long

holiday route A scenic route, tourist road, tourist drive, scenic byway, or holiday road is a specially designated road or waterway that travels through an area of natural or cultural beauty. It often passes by Scenic viewpoint, scenic viewpoints. The designat ...

that runs from the

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through the

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to the

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Museums

* The Municipal Homeland Rooms (''Städtische Heimatstuben'')

Buildings

* The Catholic Minster in Neustadt * The ''Hochfirstschanze'' ski jump (Germany's biggest natural ski jump, also one of the world's biggest). * The ''Hochfirstturm'' (tower) at the top of the Hochfirst (1192 m above

)

Natural monuments

* The

(Lake Titi) is a lake that was formed during the last ice age. Today, the lake is used for recreational activities like swimming, windsurfing and driving

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es. At the north-shore of the lake, there are various spa hotels offering health-related services like Kneipp cure, mudpack applications, massages and physiotherapy. * Titisee-Neustadt lies in the Naturpark Südschwarzwald (

Southern Black Forest Nature Park The Southern Black Forest Nature Park () is located in Baden-Württemberg in Germany and covers an area of . As of 2018, it is Germany's largest nature park. History The Southern Black Forest Nature Park was established on February 1, 1999. The ...

). The '' Mittelweg'' hiking trail that goes through town leads by many natural monuments.

Sports and leisure

FIS Ski Weltcup Titisee-Neustadt 2016 - Vorspringer1

The Hochfirst ski jump is Germany's largest natural ski jump that is regularly host to ski jump events like the

FIS Ski Jumping World Cup The FIS Ski Jumping World Cup is the world's highest level of ski jumping and the FIS Ski Flying World Cup as the subdivisional part of the competition. It was founded by Torbjørn Yggeseth for the 1979/80 season and organized by the Internationa ...

. The Hochfirst jump was built in 1950. Due to

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, the 2020–21 FIS Ski Jump World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt will take place without visitors. There are numerous hiking trails around the municipality suitable for short walks or all-day hikes. Both north-south and east-west

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s across the Black Forest pass through Titisee-Neustadt: of the three main north-south routes, the

Westweg The Westweg ("West Way" or "West Trail") is a long-distance hiking trail in Germany, running north–south through the Black Forest from Pforzheim to Basel. The trail is around 285 km long, and was founded in 1900. It is currently maintai ...

passes through Titisee and the Mittelweg through Neustadt, while the longest established east-west route, the Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail, passes around the south and east shores of the lake and then climbs the Hochfirst. The

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follows the route of the Westweg in this section.

Politics

Municipal council

The municipal elections on 26 May 2019 produced the following division of seats:

International relations

Titisee-Neustadt is twinned with: * Coulommiers (

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) - since 1971 *

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(

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) - since 1991

Economy and infrastructure

Transport

Roads

Titisee-Neustadt lies on ''Bundesstraße'' (Federal Highway) B 31 (

Breisach Breisach am Rhein (, ; formerly Alt-Breisach, , in contrast to " New Breisach"; Low Alemannic: ''Alt-Brisach''), commonly known as Breisach, is a town with approximately 16,500 inhabitants, situated along the Rhine in the Rhine Valley, in the di ...

Lindau Lindau (, ''Lindau am Bodensee''; ; Low Alemannic German, Low Alemannic: ''Lindou'') is a major Town#Germany, town and Lindau (island), island on the eastern side of Lake Constance (''Bodensee'' in German) in Bavaria, Germany. It is the capital ...

) which joins both the A 5 and A 81 north-south

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en. From the B 31, the B 317 to

Weil am Rhein Weil am Rhein (, ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Wiil am Rhii'') is a German town and commune. It is on the east bank of the River Rhine, and extends to the tripoint of Switzerland, France, and Germany. It is the most southwesterly tow ...

branches off in the town. The B 500 likewise runs through Titisee-Neustadt. Also, the B 315 lies nearby.

Public transport

The town has two railway stations at

and Neustadt at the '' Höllentalbahn''. The local regional train network named ''

Breisgau S-Bahn The Breisgau S-Bahn, branded as Breisgau-S-Bahn 2020, is an S-Bahn network centered on Freiburg im Breisgau in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Lines The network comprises six lines, three operated by DB Regio Baden-Württemberg and three by SWEG ...

'' connects

Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg after Stuttgart, Mannheim and Karlsruhe. Its built-up area has a population of abou ...

with Titisee and Neustadt two times an hour. Every hour the train divides in Titisee into two sections, one going to Seebrugg on the '' Dreiseenbahn'', the other going to

Villingen Villingen-Schwenningen (; Low Alemannic: ''Villinge-Schwenninge'') is a city in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, in south-western Germany. It had 89,743 inhabitants as of September 2024. History In the Middle Ages, ...

via Neustadt. Buses cover areas not served by trains, for instance Titisee to

and

Todtnau Todtnau () is a town in the district of Lörrach in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. As of 2009 its population was of 4,932. Geography It is situated in the Black Forest, on the river Wiese, 20 km southeast of Freiburg. The municipality coun ...

Airports

The nearest airports are: *

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(90 km) *

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(90 km) *

Stuttgart Airport Stuttgart Airport () formerly is an international airport serving Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is christened in honor of Stuttgart's former mayor, Manfred Rommel, son of Erwin Rommel, and is the sixth ...

(150 km)

Industry

Among the industrial firms established in the municipality are:
Konrad Hog Werksvertretungen GmbH
* Bach KfZ-Landmaschinen * Bau GmbH Schubnell KG * H.M.V. Maschinenverleih * Hoenes Uhrenfabrik * NOVILA Wäschefabrik GmbH * Felix Schoeller GmbH & Co

Courts

Titisee-Neustadt has at its disposal a Magistrates' Court (''Amtsgericht'') which belongs to the state court region of Freiburg im Breisgau and to the supreme state court region (''Oberlandesgericht'') of Karlsruhe.

Sons and daughters of the town

Emil Ketterer Emil Ketterer (6 August 1883 – 23 December 1959) was a German physician and track and field athlete who competed in the 1912 Summer Olympics. Later in his life, he joined the Nazi Party and its paramilitary organization, the ''Sturmabteilung'' ...

(1883-1959), athlete, physician and politician (NSDAP) *

Stefan Meier Stefan Meier (November 6, 1889 in Neustadt in the Black Forest – 19 September 1944 in Mauthausen concentration camp) was a German politician (SPD) who was one of the MPs who voted against the adoption of the Enabling Act which formed the legal ...

(1889-1944), politician (SPD), and Nazi-victim *

Franz Beckert Franz Ernst Beckert (13 March 1907 – 7 September 1973) was a German gymnast who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an in ...

(1907-1973), Olympic champion in the team stage in 1936 in Berlin * Egon Hirt (born 1960), ski racer *

Michael Möllinger Michael Möllinger (born 25 October 1980 in Titisee-Neustadt) is a German-Swiss former ski jumper who has competed since 2000, representing initially Germany, then Switzerland since 2004. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished seventh ...

(born 1980), ski jumper *

Adelheid Morath Adelheid Morath (born 2 August 1984) is a German cross-country mountain biker. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm, finishing in 16th place. She also competed at the 2008 Olympics T ...

(born 1984), cyclist in cross-country mountain biking * Alexander Weiß (born 1987), ice hockey player * Andreas Glockner (born 1988), soccer player * Melanie Faißt (born 1990), ski jumping champion *

Daniel Weiß Daniel Weiss (born 22 February 1990 in Titisee-Neustadt, West Germany) is a German professional ice hockey right wing (ice hockey), right wing who is currently playing with EC Bad Nauheim of the DEL2. Playing career Weiss began playing in Germa ...

(born 1990), ice hockey player *

Benedikt Doll Benedikt Doll (born 24 March 1990) is a former German biathlete and Men's sprint 2017 World Champion. Career He competed in the 2013/14 and 2014/15 World Cup seasons, and represented Germany at the Biathlon World Championships 2015 in Kontiol ...

(born 1990), biathlete * Ramona Straub (born 1992), ski jumping champion

Honorary citizens

* Medical adviser Dr. Josef Winterhalter (b. 1796 in St. Märgen; d. 1879 in Neustadt), founder of Neustadt's first

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2012 workshop fire

On 26 November 2012, 14 people were killed and 8 injured in a major fire at a workshop for disabled people in Titisee-Neustadt. The blaze occurred at the centre run by the Caritas charity. About 50 people were believed to be in the building when the fire started. The cause is unclear, but local media reports that there may have been an explosion in a store room. The centre is reportedly used for woodwork and metalwork, but it is not known whether there were any flammable materials on site.

Photo gallery

File:Titisee im Hochschwarzwald - panoramio (12).jpg, The

in summer File:Neustadt (Titisee-Neustadt) jm52439.jpg, House roofs in Titisee-Neustadt File:Klösterle (Titisee-Neustadt) jm52419.jpg, Old town Neustadt File:Klösterlebrunnen (Titisee-Neustadt) jm52410.jpg, Klösterlebrunnen in Titisee-Neustadt File:Hochfirstschanze 1090927.jpg, The

Hochfirstschanze The Hochfirst Ski Jump (''German: Hochfirstschanze'') is a ski jumping hill located in Titisee-Neustadt in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. The ski jump is named after the mountain Hochfirst (1197 m) in the Black Forest. It is the bi ...

ski jump in summer File:Hochfirstschanze5.jpg, The

ski jump in winter File:Langenordnach bei Titisee-Neustadt.jpg, Langenordnach valley

References

External links

Official website of the municipality
{{Authority control Spa towns in Germany Black Forest 1250s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1250 establishments in Europe Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald Ski areas and resorts in Germany