Wolfach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

🇩🇪 Wolfach (Wolfä) is a town in the Black Forest and part of the Ortenaukreis in Baden-Württemberg (Germany). It is a well-known spa town.

Geography Wolfach lies where the two rivers Wolf and Kinzig meet in the Kinzig valley. The mixture of valleys and mountains is a characteristic of the town, which stretches between 250 and 880 m above sea level.

District villages within the borough of Wolfach include Kirnbach, Halbmeil, Kinzigtal, and St. Roman.

History The exact foundation year of Wolfach is not known. The history of the town Wolfach can be traced back to the year 1084, although some finding even point back to the Roman times.

On April 21, 1945, before fleeing the city, the Gestapo took the French resistants and political prisoners held in the prison of Wolfach to a forest outside of the town, forced them to dig their own graves, and shot them on the spot, just three hours before the arrival of the French 2nd Armored Division commanded by General Leclerc.

Economy: Tourist Industry Wolfach hotels and bed & breakfast places have an occupancy rate of 128,000 nights each year (year 2000).

Swabian-Alemannic Carnival Wolfach is said to be one of the towns rich in tradition of the Swabian-Alemannic Fastnacht.

Buildings • Fürstenberg castle • Fortress ruin Alt-Wolfach • Town Hall • St. Laurentius Roman Catholic Church

Parks • Kurgarten • Flößerpark • Kinziganlagen

Regular events • Swabian-Alemannic Carnival (Fastnacht) • City Fountain Festival (Stadtbrunnenfest) • Biker-Weekend • Long Table (Lange Tafel) • Flößerfest • Open-Air Rockfest Moosenmättle • Butchers Festival of the Fire Department (Schlachtfest der Freiwilligen Feuerwehr) • Wolfach Autumn (Wolfacher Herbst)

Glass blowing The Dorotheenhütte glass blowing workshop is the last active glassworks using traditional methods in the Black Forest. The glasses are manufactured, i.e. they are blown, cut and engraved, in front of the visitors.