Wittichen is a village that belongs to Kaltbrunn in the municipality of Schenkenzell in the district of

Rottweil Rottweil (; Alemannic: ''Rautweil'') is a town in southwest Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Rottweil was a free imperial city for nearly 600 years. Located between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alps, Rottweil has nearly 25,000 in ...

in the southwest German state of Baden-Württemberg.

History

In 1291,

Luitgard Luitgard is a German female name. Origin The name comes from Old High German and means " emaleguardian of the people" (German: ''Beschützerin des Volks''). This derives, in its older form, ''Liutgard'', from ''liut'' which means "people" (Mode ...

, later the founder of the convent of Wittichen Abbey, was born in Wittichen. The abbey was founded in 1324. In 1498 Wittichen fell into the hands of the

Swabia Swabia ; german: Schwaben , colloquially ''Schwabenland'' or ''Ländle''; archaic English also Suabia or Svebia is a cultural, historic and linguistic region in southwestern Germany. The name is ultimately derived from the medieval Duchy of ...

n princes of Fürstenberg. The first attempt to close the convent was in 1540. In 1643 it was destroyed and its rebuilding took until 1681. During the Napoleonic era, Wittichen was secularised in 1803 and went to the

Grand Duchy of Baden The Grand Duchy of Baden (german: Großherzogtum Baden) was a state in the southwest German Empire on the east bank of the Rhine. It existed between 1806 and 1918. It came into existence in the 12th century as the Margraviate of Baden and subs ...

in 1806.

Economy

There was mining in Wittichen for centuries.

Sights

* Wittichen Abbey with its convent museum, exhibits on the history of the monastery and mining * Several spoil heaps from the days of mining still exist and some are accessible * Geological Educational Path, Wittichen

Trails

Hansjakob Way I The Hansjakob Way I (german: Hansjakobweg I), also called the Little Hansjakob Way (''Kleiner Hansjakobweg''), is a three-day circular walk in the Central Black Forest in Germany. It begins and ends in Schapbach, a village in the municipality of ...

* Gengenbach–Alpirsbach Trail

Events

On the second Sunday in October is the Luitgard Festival and statt.

Sons and daughters of the municipality

* Johann Baptist Weiß (1753–1800), Benedictine monk at St. Blaise Abbey

References

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{{Authority control Villages in Baden-Württemberg Rottweil (district)