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42-473: Titisee-Neustadt ( German: [ˌtɪtizeːˈnɔʏʃtat] ) is a municipality in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany . It is made up of the six communities of Neustadt , Langenordnach , Rudenberg , Titisee , Schwärzenbach and Waldau . The town of Neustadt is a spa known for its Kneipp hydrotherapeutic and curative methods. Furthermore, it

84-539: A landing strip for small aircraft . On 14 January 1966, a tractor with a snowplough was clearing the landing strip of snow when it broke through the ice and sank to the bottom of the lake, taking the driver, Walter Wilde (29), with it. His body was only recovered 2 weeks later. In the nutrient-poor Titisee there are large predatory fish ( pike-perch , sea trout and a large stock of pike ), schooling fish ( whitefish , roach and perch ) as well as carp , chub and tench in shallower areas. This variety of species

126-454: A moraine (deposit of rock material that is transported with the glacier) prevents the runoff. When the ice melts, water is dammed up to the moraine and a lake is created. The Titisee owes its formation to the last ice age ( Pleistocene ). Up until 10,000 years ago, a glacier stretched from the Feldberg to what is now Lake Titisee. The basin carved out by the glacier and the terminal moraine form

168-455: A few people in public life by removing them from office or sending them to the local concentration camp near Hüfingen. Blasius Müßle, who became mayor at that time, was replaced in 1935 by the later Kreisleiter (District Leader) Benedikt Kuner. Langenordnach was first mentioned in a document dating back to 1112. In 1529, 16 houses were named; the place did not yet have a chapel. In 1316 Rudenberg had its first documentary mention. In 1529

210-559: A knoll by the outflow of the Gutach from the Titisee. In 2011, the archaeologist, Andreas Haasis-Berner, published an article stating that they had to date to the period between 700 and 900. Hitherto, it had been thought that the High Black Forest had been unsettled during the first millennium. There are various theories about the origin of the unusual name Titisee : At the north shore of

252-666: A loan of, all together, 700,000 Reichsmark , which he obtained through negotiations with major banks in the United States , Switzerland and the Netherlands . Through further job-making measures, such as public building schemes, about the time of the Great Depression , he was in a position to keep the jobless rate in Neustadt at a comparatively low 12%, whereas it was then 18% in Germany as

294-498: A major part of the economy. During World War I and shortly thereafter, a dearth of staple foods prevailed. In May 1919 the first municipal elections were held, which saw both active and passive participation by women, who now had the franchise . This led to four women finding themselves on the town council. The mayor who took office in 1923, Karl Pfister (d. 1993 in Freiburg ) created and safeguarded jobs. This he managed to do through

336-586: A store room. The centre is reportedly used for woodwork and metalwork, but it is not known whether there were any flammable materials on site. Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald The municipal offices are in the city of Freiburg im Breisgau which is almost entirely surrounded by Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, but is independent of it. In addition, the council has three satellite offices in Müllheim , Titisee-Neustadt and Breisach am Rhein . Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald covers areas which are very different in scenic character: in

378-622: A whole. Later came the Nazi régime, which used Der Hochwächter and the Echo vom Hochfirst , the local newspapers, for their own ends, later shutting them both down. Despite exerting this influence, the Party's share of the vote in Neustadt was always lower than in Titisee, where it compared with the national average. Nevertheless, the NSDAP local moved into the town hall in 1933, occupied its balcony and made an example of

420-574: Is a winter sport center. The community of Titisee lies on the north shore of Titisee , a lake in the eastern Feldberg in the Black Forest , which ranges from 780 to 1192m above sea level . The community of Neustadt is found 5 km to the east. The town lies on a small river called the Seebach (Lake Brook) as it comes in from Feldberg-Bärental to feed Titisee, as the Gutach (Good Water) as it flows out of

462-624: Is an average of 20 m (66 ft) deep. It owes its formation to the Feldberg glacier , the moraines of which were formed in the Pleistocene epoch and nowadays form the shores of the lake. The lake's outflow, at 840 m (2,760 ft) above sea level , is the River Gutach , which merges with the Haslach stream below Kappel to form the Wutach . The waters of the Titisee thus drain eventually into

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504-503: Is based on tourism , wine , and forestry . Politically, the majority of the district parliament ( Kreistag ) is traditionally conservative ( CDU ), with higher levels of conservative votes the farther the distance from Freiburg (which has a green - red majority). The left half of the coat of arms show the colors of Austria , and the right side the colors of Baden , as parts of the District belonged to both states at various times. In

546-401: The 2020–21 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup . The Titisee takes a long time to freeze over in the winter owing to the winds, which keep the surface of the water moving almost all continuously. For the frozen lake to be opened for use, it must have a solid ice thickness of at least 16 cm (6.3 in) (solid ice or compacted ice has virtually no air pockets). When conditions appear favourable for

588-486: The A 5 and A 81 north-south Autobahnen . From the B 31, the B 317 to Weil am Rhein branches off in the town. The B 500 likewise runs through Titisee-Neustadt. Also, the B 315 lies nearby. The town has two railway stations at Titisee and Neustadt at the Höllentalbahn . The local regional train network named Breisgau S-Bahn connects Freiburg im Breisgau with Titisee and Neustadt two times an hour. Every hour

630-826: The Danube and Neckar , came under the Carolingian dominion of the Ahalolfings . Following the disintegration of the Frankish Empire in 843, the area became part of East Francia and part of it, from 920, the Duchy of Swabia . In 1368, the Breisgau went into the hands of the House of Habsburg (see Anterior Austria ). The Swabian princes of Fürstenberg dominated the Baar, while the area south of Freiburg,

672-451: The Feldberg (1493 m), and extends as far as the plateau of Baar . In the centre of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald lies the territory of the city of Freiburg, which is almost entirely surrounded by Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. Only on its northern side is there a 3-kilometre-long boundary with the municipality of Vörstetten and the district of Emmendingen . The neighbouring counties are Emmendingen , Schwarzwald-Baar , Waldshut , Lörrach and

714-621: The French départements of the Haut-Rhin and the Bas-Rhin . The independent city of Freiburg is surrounded by the district. The district is named after the Breisgau , a historical territory, and the High Black Forest ( Hochschwarzwald ). The climate in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald is very varied. Between Ihringen , the place with the highest annual average temperature in Germany, and

756-522: The Hochfirst Tower . It is 1192 m high. Titisee-Neustadt is divided into six communities (Neustadt, Langenordnach, Rudenberg, Schwärzenbach, Titisee, Waldau) which historically have been separate, although they are now amalgamated into one municipality. Neustadt was founded in 1250 by the Princes of Fürstenberg . There followed various name changes: the town was called Nova Civitas in 1275 (which has

798-580: The Markgräflerland , ended up with the margraves of Baden . In 1805/06, after the end of the Napoleonic wars , the region became part of the Grand Duchy of Baden . The district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald was established as part of the district reform of Baden-Württemberg on 1 Jan 1973, mainly from the former rural districts of Freiburg , Müllheim and Hochschwarzwald (with its head office in Neustadt in

840-759: The Mittelweg through Neustadt, while the longest established east-west route, the Freiburg-Lake Constance Black Forest Trail , passes around the south and east shores of the lake and then climbs the Hochfirst. The European walking route E1 follows the route of the Westweg in this section. The municipal elections on 26 May 2019 produced the following division of seats: Titisee-Neustadt is twinned with: Titisee-Neustadt lies on Bundesstraße (Federal Highway) B 31 ( Breisach - Lindau ) which joins both

882-465: The Upper Rhine between Tiengen and Waldshut . On the north shore lies the spa town of the same name, today a part of the municipality of Titisee-Neustadt . A glacial lake is created when the glacier remains stationary for a long time and the weight of the glacier excavates the landscape. Where the glacier is less powerful, the subsoil is less excavated and rises. In addition, it is possible that

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924-830: The Upper Rhine Plain are the Markgräflerland and its foothill zone , which is continued north of the Breisgau with the hills of Kaiserstuhl , the Tuniberg and the Nimberg . Within the district, the Black Forest covers the side valleys opening onto the Rhine Plain - the Glottertal , the valley of the Dreisam , the Höllental and the Münstertal - the High Black Forest with its highest peak,

966-593: The Black Forest). In addition, the municipality of Unadingen from the district of Donaueschingen was incorporated. Other municipalities were integrated into the city of Freiburg. The southern part of the district of Müllheim went to Lörrach and some municipalities were transferred from the old district of Hochschwarzwald to Waldshut . Later, more municipalities were incorporated into the city of Freiburg: Munzingen on 1 July 1973, Hochdorf on 1 September 1973 and Ebnet and Kappel on 1 July 1974. On 1 September 1973,

1008-425: The Titisee lies a popular spa town of the same name. Lots of wellness and health hotels are settled there. Spa therapy offers include Fango applications (mudpack applications with hot, odorless mineral mud ), healing climate, Kneipp facilities, moor as well as breathing aerobics, movement therapy in thermal mineral water, relaxation therapy, terrain spa trails, physiotherapy, and medical and wellness massages. In

1050-476: The Titisee today. The first records of the lake date to 1050 and the abbey of Allerheiligen in Schaffhausen , where the name Titinsee is mentioned. The name Dettesee is also mentioned in a deed from the parish of Saig that dates to 1111. The name of the lake adopted its present from around 1750. In the valleys around the Titisee (Altenweg, Spriegelsbach, Schildwende and Jostal), people usually worked in

1092-475: The agricultural sector, breeding cattle. Craftsmen like blacksmiths , wagon makers and shingle makers would work nearer to the lake. For a long time, there have been scattered farms around the lake. At the beginning of the 20th century, the construction of the Höllentalbahn and the onset of tourism led to a central village emerging at the lake. In 1840, two sarcophagi made of worked tuff were found below

1134-740: The communities of Langenordnach, Schwärzenbach und Waldau were added to the amalgamation. Titisee-Neustadt lies on the German Clock Road , a 320 km long holiday route that runs from the Central Black Forest through the Southern Black Forest to the Baar region . The Hochfirst ski jump is Germany's largest natural ski jump that is regularly host to ski jump events like the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup . The Hochfirst jump

1176-537: The completion of the municipal form, the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald comprised 50 municipalities, including ten towns. There are no large county towns. The largest town is Müllheim , the smallest municipality is Heuweiler . The most recent town is Bad Krozingen (from 1 September 2005). The population figures are based on censuses (1987) or official updates by the Baden-Württemberg State Office of Statistics (only main residences). The economy

1218-468: The early nineteenth century when large numbers of them were formed as the area became part of Baden. In the course of the history the Amtsbezirke were changed several times, until in 1936 only those of Freiburg, Müllheim, Neustadt im Schwarzwald and Staufen were left. Staufen was divided between Freiburg and Müllheim. The district of Neustadt, founded in 1939, was renamed Hochschwarzwald in 1956. Following

1260-454: The lake, and east of Neustadt, where it merges with the Haslach to become a whitewater torrent, as the Wutach (Furious Water). After flowing out of the town, it passes through the well known Wutachschlucht (Wutach Gorge), and ends by emptying into the Rhine . Titisee-Neustadt's highest point is the Hochfirst, a peak overlooking the lake on the municipal boundary with Lenzkirch and marked by

1302-465: The middle, the coat of arms shows an eagle , taken from the coat of arms of the Princes of Fürstenberg . The coat of arms was granted in 1974, and it is very similar to the coat of arms of the previous Freiburg district. 47°57′N 7°51′E  /  47.95°N 7.85°E  / 47.95; 7.85 Titisee The Titisee is a lake in the southern Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg . It covers an area of 1.3 km (320 acres) and

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1344-483: The municipality of Schönenbach, which belonged to the district of Waldshut, was added. On 1 January 1974 Kiechlinsbergen was ceded to Emmendingen. On 1 April 1974 Leiselheim followed. On 18 March 1975 Grünwald was added from the district of Waldshut was added (moving from Bonndorf im Schwarzwald to Lenzkirch ). The three old districts were formed in 1939 from the Amtbezirke of the same name that had been established in

1386-471: The opening the lake, daily ice measurements are taken by the Titisee-Neustadt municipal authorities at three or four places. If opening the ice to public use is possible, and those responsible give it their blessing, specific, demarcated areas of the lake are opened, but never the whole lake. These regulations were put in place after an accident in 1966. Up to that time, the lake had been used in winter as

1428-482: The place already had "several houses". In 1810, there were 191 inhabitants. Schwärzenbach had its first documentary mention in 1316. In 1850, there were 427 inhabitants. In 1111, Titisee had its first documentary mention. In 1635 the names Dettesee and Titinsee first appear in documents. As of 1750 the name Titisee was commonly applied to the town. The town was put together from four parts, or valleys: Altenweg, Spriegelsbach, Schildwende and Jostal. For this reason,

1470-494: The same meaning in Latin – "New City" – as the German name Neustadt), in 1294 Neuwenstadt, in 1335 Neuwen-statt, in 1630 Neostadium and in 1650 New-Statt before it later became Neustadt. From 1669 to 1806 there was a Capuchin monastery in Neustadt. In 1817, a great deal of the town was destroyed in a great fire. In the 18th century, the clockmaking trade developed in the town to become

1512-523: The state court region of Freiburg im Breisgau and to the supreme state court region ( Oberlandesgericht ) of Karlsruhe. On 26 November 2012, 14 people were killed and 8 injured in a major fire at a workshop for disabled people in Titisee-Neustadt. The blaze occurred at the centre run by the Caritas charity. About 50 people were believed to be in the building when the fire started. The cause is unclear, but local media reports that there may have been an explosion in

1554-493: The summer, the lake invites tourists to swim, sail, windsurf, hire pedaloes , hike around the lake, and stroll along the promenade. Furthermore, plenty of open-air events are organised around the lake each summer. In winter, the 1.2 km long Saig-Titisee toboggan is open. The largest natural ski jump in Germany, the Hochfirstschanze , is also located at the Titisee. The ski jump is host to various ski jumping events like

1596-682: The summit of the Feldberg, both the warmest and the coldest places in Baden-Württemberg lie in Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald. Climatically, the district is one of the warmest regions in Germany: its mean annual temperature in the Rhine valley is 11 °C (52 °F), its average rainfall is approximately 900 mm (35 in), and it has about 1,800 hours of sunshine annually. Moreover, the highest temperature ever measured in Germany , 40.2 °C (104.4 °F),

1638-419: The town bore the name Vierthäler or Viertäler ("Four Valleys") until 1929. Waldau was first named in 1111 and the first documentary mention followed in 1178 in a papal document. Since 1807, there has been a Catholic parish. Titisee-Neustadt came into being in 1971 with the amalgamation of the until then independent district capital of Neustadt with the communities of Titisee and Rudenberg. In 1973 and 1974,

1680-524: The train divides in Titisee into two sections, one going to Seebrugg on the Dreiseenbahn , the other going to Villingen via Neustadt. Buses cover areas not served by trains, for instance Titisee to Lenzkirch and Todtnau . The nearest airports are: Among the industrial firms established in the municipality are: Titisee-Neustadt has at its disposal a Magistrates' Court ( Amtsgericht ) which belongs to

1722-529: Was built in 1950. Due to Covid-19 , the 2020–21 FIS Ski Jump World Cup in Titisee-Neustadt will take place without visitors. There are numerous hiking trails around the municipality suitable for short walks or all-day hikes. Both north-south and east-west long-distance footpaths across the Black Forest pass through Titisee-Neustadt: of the three main north-south routes, the Westweg passes through Titisee and

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1764-415: Was recorded on 13 August 2003 in the municipality of March . March shares this record with Gärmersdorf near Amberg , Freiburg and Karlsruhe . The County of Breisgau ( Grafschaft Breisgau ) and County of Baar ( Grafschaft Baar ) were formed on the territory of the present district in the 8th century. Both counties belonged to the Duchy of Alemannia . The eastern part, the upper reaches of

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