Triberg im Schwarzwald

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Wappen = Wappen Triberg im Schwarzwald.pnglat_deg = 48 |lat_min = 7 |lat_sec = 51
lon_deg = 8 |lon_min = 13 |lon_sec = 54
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Freiburg
Landkreis = Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis
Höhe = 600-1050
Fläche = 33.32
Einwohner = 5178
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 78098
Vorwahl = 07722
Kfz = VS
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 3 26 060
Adresse = Hauptstraße 57
78098 Triberg
Website = [http://www.triberg.de/ www.triberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Dr Gallus Strobel

Triberg im Schwarzwald is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in the Black Forest. As of 2004 it has a population of 5,377. Triberg lies in the middle of the Black Forest between 500 and 1038 metres above sea level.

The Triberg Waterfalls, a series of short waterfalls in the Gutach River, are among the tallest waterfalls in Germany. With a total vertical drop of 496 feet, the falls stand over 1000 feet shorter than the tallest waterfall in Germany, the Röthbachfall. However, the Triberg Waterfalls are better known and access to them is easier.

ights

Other points of interest are:
* the Black Forest museum (Schwarzwaldmuseum)
* the pilgrimage church Maria in der tanne (Mary in the Fir), a baroque church dating from the 18th Century
* the handcarved council chamber
* the world's biggest Cuckoo clock
* the 40 tunnels of the "Schwarzwaldbahn" (Black Forest Railway) around Triberg.

Trivia

The asteroid 619 Triberga is named after this town.

Gallery

External links

* http://www.triberg.de
* http://www.world-waterfalls.com/
* [http://www.badische-seiten.de/triberg/ Triberg: informations and pictures]
* [http://www.letsgo-europe.com/Germany/blackforest/triberg.html Triberg Tourism Information and Pictures]