Breitnau
Breitnau combines open upland pasture with deeply wooded terrain in a way that reflects its position in Germany’s High Black Forest. Rather than forming a compact settlement, the municipality is spread across rounded ridges and working meadows, with farmsteads and small hamlets set between extensive woodland. This is the landscape of the southern Black Forest, where forestry and grassland shape the built environment as much as the roads do. Within the municipal area, the Ravenna cuts into the Ravenna Gorge, a narrow wooded ravine crossed by the Ravenna Bridge on the Höllental Railway. Traditional Black Forest farmhouses remain part of Breitnau’s rural identity, while nearby Hinterzarten links the community to the wider Hochschwarzwald mountain region.
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Few communities in the Black Forest have a history as closely tied to travel through the Höllental valley as Breitnau. This high-lying municipality spreads across pastureland and wooded slopes above the Ravenna Gorge, where the Ravenna stream cuts through the southern Black Forest. The Ravenna Viaduct carries the Höllental Railway across the gorge, an imposing piece of engineering on the rail route between Freiburg and Donaueschingen. In the Höllsteig hamlet, the Romanesque St Oswald Church is among the Black Forest’s oldest parish churches. Discover other points of interest through webcams located across Breitnau and the Black Forest.
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Baden-Württemberg is best known within Germany for the Black Forest, the wooded upland region that shapes much of the state’s southwest. Its terrain also reaches from the Upper Rhine plain and its wine-growing areas to the limestone ridges of the Swabian Jura, while Lake Constance marks part of the southern frontier. Stuttgart, the state capital, is closely tied to the automobile industry and hosts the Mercedes-Benz Museum and Porsche Museum. Heidelberg’s old town and castle add another important strand to the region’s identity, alongside renowned universities, spas and regional cooking. Find related webcams in the surrounding area to build a fuller picture of Baden-Württemberg.
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Germany stretches from the North Sea and Baltic Sea coasts to the Alps on its southern border, encompassing northern plains, river valleys and forested uplands. The Rhine, Danube and Elbe have long connected its regions, while the Black Forest and Bavarian Alps give the south a more dramatic relief. Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate and Museum Island reflect the capital’s role in German history and culture. Cologne Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, rises above the Rhine, and the Bauhaus movement, founded in Weimar in 1919, transformed modern design far beyond Germany. Regional cooking, Christmas markets and brewing traditions bring further character to daily life. Browse additional webcams from the surrounding area to extend your view of Germany.
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