Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany · Europe
Forbach works well as a base: 10 minutes from Weisenbach, 13km from Schwarzwaldhochstraße.
Forbach is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, with about 5,500 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Weisenbach, about 5 km away.
Forbach ( for-BAHK, German: [ˈfɔʁbax]) is a village and municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It lies in the district of Rastatt. It is located in the Murg river valley, in the northern part of the Black Forest mountains. Forbach is further broken down into the following districts: Langenbrand, Bermersbach,Read more
Gausbach, Hundsbach, Herrenwies, Kirschbaumwasen, Erbersbronn, Raumünzach and Schwarzenbach.
The tarn of Schurmsee lies within the municipality at a height of 794 metres.
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Within an hour or so of Forbach: Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (Black Forest High Road) (9 km), Baden-Baden (12 km), Schwarzwaldhochstraße (13 km), Altes Schloss Hohenbaden (13 km).
The nearest famous roads are Schwarzwaldhochstraße, Schwarzwaldhochstrasse (B500) and Solituderennen.
Forbach is in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, about 5 km from Weisenbach.
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Essential numbers in Germany
ADAC roadside assistance: +49 89 22 22 22. No general speed limit on some autobahn sections but advisory 130 km/h.
Full driving guide for Germany8 notable places within an hour's 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.
9 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
An elegant spa town at the edge of the Black Forest, famed for its thermal baths, casino, and the Festspielhaus concert hall.
12 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.
13 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Ruined twelfth-century castle walls crown a forested ridge above spa town Baden-Baden with sweeping Rhine valley views.
13 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
The Black Forest High Road along the ridge from Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt, flowing curves through spruce forest.
14 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.
15 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.
21 km · about 25 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.
42 km · about 50 min drive
April to October
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