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Allerheiligen Waterfalls
Seven cascades plunge through a wild rocky gorge beside a ruined monastery in the northern Black Forest near Oppenau.
21 km · about 25 min drive
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
Gengenbach works well as a base: 10 minutes from Nordrach, 25km from Mummelsee.
Gengenbach is a town located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. With a population of 11,234, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Gengenbach sits in Germany, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Berlin time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Gengenbach to your route.
Gengenbach (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛŋənˌbax] ; Low Alemannic: Gängäbach) is a city in the district of Ortenau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and a popular tourist destination on the western edge of the Black Forest, with about 11,000 inhabitants.
Gengenbach is well known for its traditional Alemannic "fasnacht",Read more
("Fasend"), a kind of historically influenced celebration of carnival, where tradition is followed, from wearing costumes with carved wooden masks to clapping with a "Ratsche" (a traditional-classic wooden "sound-producing" toy). Gengenbach also boasts a picturesque, traditional, medieval town centre ("Altstadt"). The traditional town Gengenbach is the proud owner of the world's biggest advent calendar. The 24 windows of the 18th century town hall represent the 24 "windows" of an Advent calendar. The town also hosts a department of The Graduate School of Offenburg University of Applied Sciences, part of the University of Applied Sciences Offenburg.
The nearest cities in the region are Offenburg, Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Baden-Baden and Strasbourg/France. Gengenbach is twinned with the town of Obernai, Alsace, France.
In the 2005 film version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Gengenbach was inaccurately referred to as Düsseldorf, the place where the character Augustus Gloop becomes the first finder of Wonka's Golden ticket.
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Gengenbach is located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 48.4048 latitude, 8.0143 longitude.
Gengenbach has a population of approximately 11,234 people, making it a town in Germany.
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ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany8 notable places within an hour's drive.
waterfall
Seven cascades plunge through a wild rocky gorge beside a ruined monastery in the northern Black Forest near Oppenau.
21 km · about 25 min drive
natural wonder
A dark glacial tarn beneath Hornisgrinde peak on the Black Forest High Road, wrapped in mermaid legend and pine forest.
25 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Germany's largest theme park with over 100 rides across 18 European-themed areas in the Black Forest region.
27 km · about 30 min drive
famous road
The Black Forest High Road climbs the B500 past pine ridges, moorland lakes and panoramic pull-offs from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt.
27 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
A Gothic sandstone cathedral that was the world's tallest building for over two centuries.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The historic island center of Strasbourg, a UNESCO site featuring the magnificent Gothic cathedral and charming Petite France quarter.
28 km · about 30 min drive
scenic viewpoint
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.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
A canal-laced quarter of half-timbered tanners' houses, the storybook heart of UNESCO-listed Strasbourg.
28 km · about 30 min drive
April to October
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