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Baden-Baden
An elegant spa town at the edge of the Black Forest, famed for its thermal baths, casino, and the Festspielhaus concert hall.
8 km · about 15 min drive
Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
Gernsbach works well as a base: 10 minutes from Weisenbach, 21km from Schwarzwaldhochstraße.
Gernsbach is a town located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. With a population of 14,649, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Gernsbach 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 Gernsbach to your route.
Gernsbach (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɛʁnsbax] ) is a town in the district of Rastatt, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the river Murg, 7 km (4.35 mi) east of Baden-Baden in the Black Forest. Twin towns are Baccarat in France and Pergola, Marche in Italy.
The town is the historic centre of the lower MurgRead more
Valley and forms a central place of mid-size with Gaggenau. It is located in the Region Mittlerer Oberrhein, one of the twelve spatial planning regions of Baden-Württemberg.
Gernsbach is an officially recognised climatic spa with a historic centre. Furthermore, Gernsbach is noted for its paper industry and Paper Centre, a service provider in the field of training, staff qualification and management consultancy for the German and Swiss paper and pulp industry.
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Gernsbach is located in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe. The coordinates are 48.7703 latitude, 8.3431 longitude.
Gernsbach has a population of approximately 14,649 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.
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An elegant spa town at the edge of the Black Forest, famed for its thermal baths, casino, and the Festspielhaus concert hall.
8 km · about 15 min drive
castle
Ruined twelfth-century castle walls crown a forested ridge above spa town Baden-Baden with sweeping Rhine valley views.
9 km · about 15 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.
19 km · about 20 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.
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.
22 km · about 25 min drive
waterfall
Seven cascades plunge through a wild rocky gorge beside a ruined monastery in the northern Black Forest near Oppenau.
28 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Immaculate northern-Alsace village of white half-timbered farmhouses with curved bull's-eye window panes, voted France's favourite village in 2020 yet still bypassed by the Colmar crowds.
36 km · about 40 min drive
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The best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery complex north of the Alps, a tranquil UNESCO ensemble of Gothic cloisters.
43 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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