Schiltach

Schiltach is in German Black Forest ("Schwarzwald") region, located in the upper Kinzig valley located where the Schiltach tributary flows into the Kinzig river.

Understand

While the town has a picturesque medieval core, it is also a modern industrial city (with nearly as many employees as the whole population). Many famous companies, amongst them the world famous bath equipment manufacturer hansgrohe has its corporate seat here, BBS international produces alloy wheels for motor sports. Irrespective of these factories, the air quality allows the town to be recognized as climatic spa. The municipality covers another small town (Lehengericht) and several farmyards and hamlets.

• 1 Tourist-Information Rathaus Schiltach, Marktplatz 6, 77761 Schiltach, ☏ +49 7836 5850, ✉ tourist-info@stadt-schiltach.de. 

Get in

• 1 Schiltach station. Schiltach is located on the Kinzig Valley Railway, which runs from Offenburg to Freudenstadt . There is a regular Monday - Friday service, a different schedule for Saturdays, and an abbreviated service on Sundays and holidays.  

Get around

There is a city bus, every half hour during the day. Adult tickets run to € 1.50.

See

• 1 Marktplatz. (updated Oct 2018)
• 2 Stadtkirche. A Lutheran church (updated Oct 2018)
• 3 Pharmacy museum. (updated Oct 2018)
• 4 Museum am Markt. (updated Oct 2018)
• 5 Schüttesäge Museum. A museum covering the topics of lumber and forestry, and equipment used in these fields (updated Oct 2018)
• 6 Water-Bath-Design Museum. A museum that covers the designs of bathrooms through the ages, hosted by the Hansgrohe Group. (updated Oct 2018)

Sleep

• 1 Boutique Hotel Adler, Hauptstraße 20, 77761 Schiltach, ☏ +49 7836 9575800, ✉ info@adler1604.com.