Triberg im Schwarzwald

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Triberg im Schwarzwald
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Coat of arms of Triberg im Schwarzwald
Triberg im Schwarzwald (Germany)
Triberg im Schwarzwald
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Mayor Dr Gallus Strobel
Basic statistics
Area 33.32 km² (12.9 sq mi)
Elevation 600-1,050 m
Population 5,178  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 155 /km² (402 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate VS
Postal code 78098
Area code 07722
Website www.triberg.de

Coordinates: 48°7′51″N 8°13′54″E / 48.13083, 8.23167

Triberg im Schwarzwald is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in the Black Forest. As of 2004 it has a population of 5,377. Triberg lies in the middle of the Black Forest between 500 and 1038 metres above sea level.

The Triberg Waterfalls, a series of short waterfalls in the Gutach River, are among the tallest waterfalls in Germany. With a total vertical drop of 496 feet, the falls stand over 1000 feet shorter than the tallest waterfall in Germany, the Röthbachfall. However, the Triberg Waterfalls are better known and access to them is easier.

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[edit] Sights

Other points of interest are:

  • the Black Forest museum (Schwarzwaldmuseum)
  • the pilgrimage church "Maria in der Tanne" (Mary in the Fir), a baroque church dating from the 18th Century
  • the handcarved council chamber
  • the world's biggest Cuckoo clock
  • the 40 tunnels of the "Schwarzwaldbahn" (Black Forest Railway) around Triberg.

[edit] Trivia

The asteroid 619 Triberga is named after this town.

[edit] Gallery

The world's largest cuckoo clock located in Triberg

Waterfalls c.1900

Illuminated waterfalls in winter

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