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Schonach im Schwarzwald

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Schonach im Schwarzwald within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district

(2019–27) Jörg Frey^[1]Area

• Total36.71 km² (14.17 sq mi)Highest elevation

1,155 m (3,789 ft)Lowest elevation

540 m (1,770 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total4,036 • Density110/km² (280/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

78136

Dialling codes07722Vehicle registrationVSWebsitewww.schonach.de

Schonach im Schwarzwald is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Sport

Winter sports, especially Nordic combined and cross-country skiing, have a great influence on Schonach. In every year, Schonach is a station of the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup holding the Schwarzwaldpokal. In 1981 and 2002, Schonach hosted the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships.

Famous athletes from Schonach:

Urban Hettich
Hans-Peter Pohl
Christian Dold
Georg Hettich
Hansjörg Jäkle
Alexander Herr

Sights

Notable sights in the city of Schonach include:

The St. Urban, A Roman Catholic church
The Langenwaldschanze, a ski jumping hill, home to various championships
The 1st World Largest Cuckoo Clock

Schonach is part of various hiking trails in the region. Also, the city has the title of a Luftkurort, German for health resort.

Notable people

Sons and Daughters of the Community

Benedikt Kuner (1889-1945), NSDAP district leader
Karl Rombach (born 1951), politician (CDU), member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
Urban Hettich (born 1953), Nordic Combiner
Hansjörg Jäkle (born 1971), ski jumper

People who are connected to the place

Hans-Peter Pohl (born 1965), Nordic combiner and Olympic Champion
Georg Hettich (born 1978), Nordic combiner and Olympic Champion

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.