schwarzwald by: felicia. schwarzwald (the black forest) silva nigra located southwest part of...
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SCHWARZWALD
By: Felicia
• Schwarzwald (The Black
forest) “Silva Nigra”
• Located southwest part
of Germany
• The Black Forest is half
the size it use to be.
• Former volcanic mountain turned into a vineyard
• Lake Schluchsee - biggest lake in the black forest.
ALTENSTEIG CASTLE
• Built in the 12th century
• The only preserved medieval
castle in the black forest
• Had many landlords till it
came into the possession of
The Duke of Wurttemberg in
1603
• 1610 a new castle was
attached to the old one.
ANIMALS
• Red Squirrels
• Ants help the forest
• Brown bears and wolves
BLACK FOREST CATTLE
• Can climb up steep
Mountains.
• Slightly smaller then
normal cows
• Produce less milk then
the regular big cows.
THE EURASIAN LYNX
• Exterminated in 1850
• 2002 first birth of wild
lynx
• They have been spotted
again over the past
couple of years.
CUCKOO CLOCK
• Started in the 17th
century
• First world’s biggest
Cuckoo Clock
•World's largest Cuckoo Cl
ock in Germany
BLACK FOREST FARM BUILDINGS
• Everything is under one
roof.
• Steep roof enable ample
of storage space.
• 30yrs ago the very last
farm was introduce to
electricity.
THE BOLLENHUT!
• Red Bollenhut • Black Bollenhut
WORK CITED
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<http:// www.blackforestfarms.de/FBlackForest.htm>.
"The Biggest Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks of the World." Das Ferienland Im Schwarzwald Stellt
Sich Vor. Web. 28 Nov. 2010. <http://www.dasferienland.de/e/kuckucksuhren.asp>.
"EuroNatur - Black Forest." EuroNatur - Naturschutz in Europa - Schutzprojekte Für Bär, Wolf,
Luchs, Zugvögel - Spenden Für Natur Und Wildnis - Umweltschutz, Agrarpolitik,
Umweltbildung. Web. 28 Nov. 2010. <http:// www.euronatur.org/Black-
Forest.452.0.html>.
"Lake Schluchsee in the Black Forest." Black Forest - Blackforest in Germany! Hotels, Holiday
Apartments, Places for Excursions and Leisure Activities. Web. 28 Nov. 2010.
<http://www.black-forest-travel.com/landscape/ schluchsee.html>.
Sunita, By. "Black Beauty of Germany." Promote Your Blog, Get Discovered and Expand Your
Audience with BloggersBase.com. Web. 28 Nov. 2010.
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