waterfall
Allerheiligen Waterfalls
Seven cascades plunge through a wild rocky gorge beside a ruined monastery in the northern Black Forest near Oppenau.
11 km · about 20 min drive
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Bad Peterstal-Griesbach
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
About Bad Peterstal-Griesbach
Bad Peterstal-Griesbach works well as a base: 10 minutes from Oppenau, 18km from Schwarzwaldhochstraße.
Bad Peterstal-Griesbach is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 3,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Oppenau, about 6 km away.
Bad Peterstal-Griesbach (German pronunciation: [baːt ˈpeːtɐstaːl ˈɡʁiːsbax]; Low Alemannic: Bad Petersdal-Griesbach) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Matthias Erzberger was murdered here on August 26, 1921, for signing the 1918 Armistice for the German Empire.
Two formerRead more
military fortifications are located in Zuflucht, a village in Bad Peterstal-Griesbach: the Schwedenschanze (Zuflucht) and the Röschenschanze. They are two of the many military protection forces in the history of the Black Forest, which were created since the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) mainly to repel French troops.
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What is there to see near Bad Peterstal-Griesbach?
Within an hour or so of Bad Peterstal-Griesbach: Allerheiligen Waterfalls (11 km), Schwarzwaldhochstraße (18 km), Mummelsee (18 km), Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500) (18 km).
Are there any good drives near Bad Peterstal-Griesbach?
The nearest famous roads are Schwarzwaldhochstraße, Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500) and Route des Vins d'Alsace.
Where is Bad Peterstal-Griesbach?
Bad Peterstal-Griesbach is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 6 km from Oppenau.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,006
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Germany
- Region
- Baden-Wurttemberg
- Timezone
- Europe/Berlin
- Coordinates
- 48.4333, 8.2167
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
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Worth the detour from Bad Peterstal-Griesbach
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
famous road
Schwarzwaldhochstraße
The Black Forest High Road climbs the B500 past pine ridges, moorland lakes and panoramic pull-offs from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt.
18 km · about 20 min drive
natural wonder
Mummelsee
A dark glacial tarn beneath Hornisgrinde peak on the Black Forest High Road, wrapped in mermaid legend and pine forest.
18 km · about 20 min drive
famous road
Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500)
The Black Forest High Road along the ridge from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt, flowing curves through spruce forest.
18 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest High Road)
The B500 ridge road runs 60 km from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt through dense pine forest, passing the Mummelsee lake and spa towns, with sweeping viewpoints over the Rhine plain.
24 km · about 30 min drive
waterfall
Triberg Waterfalls
Germany's highest waterfalls cascade 163 metres through seven stages in the heart of the Black Forest.
34 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Baden-Baden
An elegant spa town at the edge of the Black Forest, famed for its thermal baths, casino, and the Festspielhaus concert hall.
36 km · about 40 min drive
cathedral
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg
A Gothic sandstone cathedral that was the world's tallest building for over two centuries.
38 km · about 45 min drive
Driving roads near Bad Peterstal-Griesbach
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 100km.
- 18 kmSchwarzwaldhochstraßeThe Black Forest High Road climbs the B500 past pine ridges, moorland lakes and panoramic pull-offs from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt.
- 18 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500)The Black Forest High Road along the ridge from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt, flowing curves through spruce forest.
- 24 kmSchwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest High Road)The B500 ridge road runs 60 km from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt through dense pine forest, passing the Mummelsee lake and spa towns, with sweeping viewpoints over the Rhine plain.
- 60 kmMont Sainte-OdileClifftop abbey at 764 m on a Vosges spur, Alsace's holiest site, with terrace views across the Rhine plain and the mysterious 10-km 'Pagan Wall' megalithic enclosure in the woods below.
- 64 kmFeldbergThe Black Forest's highest summit at 1,493 m offers Alps-to-Vosges panoramas and a chairlift up to the windswept ridge.
- 71 kmRoute des Vins d'AlsaceA 170 km wine road threading flower-decked villages and vine-clad hills below the Vosges mountains.
Driving in Germany
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€1.78/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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