Bernau im Schwarzwald - most important facts in one view
Inhabitants:
- 1,882 inhabitants
Location
The 8km long, south-facing mountain valley is located to the south of the Feldberg in the heart of the Southern Black Forest nature reserve in the Waldshut district.
Altitude
from 855m to 1,415m
- Valley floor: Weierle area, 855m, to Hof area, 925m
- Highest peak: Herzogenhorn, 1,415m
Boundary
3,805 hectares
- Built-up area: 102 hectares
- Agricultiral area: 1,515 hectares
- Forest: 2,023 hectares
- Green and park area: 18 hectares
- Water area: 9 hectares
- Other areas: 109 hectares
Countryside
8km long, south-facing mountain valley, partly open, partly forest-covered range (1,156m to 1,415m) lies on both sides of the Bernau valley.
- Feldberg-Herzogenhorn Nature Reserve
- Taubenmoos Highmoor Nature Reserve
- Herzogenhorn, 1,415 m, highest peak in the Black Forest Bernau community. Second-largest Black Forest summit with a magnificent outlook and view of the Alps. Nature trail.
- Mountains, forests, meadows and highmoors
- 114km marked walking routes
- Zauberwald-Pfad (magic trail)
- Herzogenhorn nature trail
- Stöckerwald forest trail
- Panorama route
- Albweg
History
- First documented record 1173
- Settlement in 11th Century due to St. Blasien Monastery
- The first monk farms were established in the Bernau district of Hof between 1050 and 1100
- The first chapel 1157
Transport
By car
- Motorway Karlsruhe - Basel (A5), exit Freiburg Mitte (B31) via Titisee - St. Blasien or (B31, B317, B500) via Notschrei - Todtnau.
- Motorway Stuttgart - Singen (A81), exit Donaueschingen (B31, B500) via Titisee – St. Blasien
- B317 from Basel/Lörrach via Todtnau
- B500 from Waldshut-Tiengen via St. Blasien
By train
- The closest train station is Seebrugg am Schluchsee (20 km), the end station of the Dreiseenbahn. Take the bus from here via St. Blasien to Bernau. Some of our hosts also offer a pick-up service from the train station.
Local transport
- Bus routes to St. Blasien, Waldshut, Todtnau, Todtmoos.
KONUS - bus & train free, all across the Black Forest!
- When registering with your host you will receive the KONUS Guestcard – with the card you can travel by bus & train throughout the Black Forest
- For free
- Environmentally friendly
- Easy & stress-free
Awards
- State-recognised climatic health resort
- Gold medal “Beautiful village”
Characteristics
- Birthplace of the German artist Hans Thoma, 1839 – 1924, one of the most well-known and most popular German painters at the end of the 19th Century.
- Bernau arts and crafts. Woodwork. Ceramic studio.
Mountain agriculture
- Extensive agriculture. Maintaining the current status of the Bernau open mountain valley.
- Smallest cattle race in Europe: the “Hinterwälder”
- Marketing cooperation for young cattle: “Junges Weiderind”
Tourism
- Bernau im Schwarzwald Tourist Info Telephone +49 (0)76 75 - 16 00 30
- State-recognised climatic health resort
- Winter sport location
- Hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, private rooms, holiday apartments, holiday houses, school camp, youth campsite, winter campsite, mobile home pitches
- Guest beds: 1,080
- Guest arrivals: 32,650
- Guest room nights: 160,715
- Relaxation in a healthy high-altitude climate
- Family holiday, children creative holiday programme
- Active and creative holiday, walking, Nordic walking, mountain-biking, paragliding, tennis, alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowtubing, snowshoe tours, painting courses, pottery courses.
Winter sports
- Skiing. Cross-country skiing. Winter walks. Winter experiences.
- 5 ski lifts, 2 of which with floodlights, FIS Slope, artificial snow
- 50km cross-country tracks, "Rot-Kreuz-Loipe” cross-country ski centre
- 40km prepared winter walking tracks in valley up to 1,300m altitude
- Toboggan run, 500m to 3,500m
- Snowtubing run
- Trapper expeditions
- Snow tractor experience tours
- Annual International Husky Race European Centre for husky racing sport. Venue was used for four European Championships and one World Championship.
- Winter forest week
Attractions
- Museums. Art. Culture. Craftwork.
- Hans-Thoma Museum, Hans-Thoma painting exhibition, presentations of the Hans-Thoma state prize winner and the Natural Energy award winner, permanent exhibition of the Black Forest painter Karl Hauptmann. Special exhibitions.
- Resenhof Heimatmuseum, original Black Forest barn with “Holzschnefler” (wood shingle maker) exhibition. Permanent exhibition “Life as it was back then”.
- Forum “erlebnis:holz” in the Resenhof Heimatmuseum. Bernau arts and crafts exhibition, varying exhibitions, small art events.
- Sun-dials in resort park
- Craftwork in the Bernau mountain valley
