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Since the Middle Ages, it has retained its appearance almost unchanged.

It is located in the upper Kinzig valley in the Black Forest

City of half-timbered houses, raftsmen and tanners.

Beautiful old town with half-timbered houses and a surrounding area that invites you to rest

Beautiful mountain with great views

A hike through the old town with beautifully restored half-timbered houses is a must in Schiltach.

The town hall is at the highest point on the market square. It was built in 1593 in the Renaissance style and is the landmark of Schiltach. The town hall only received its distinctive stepped gable in 1905. The facade paintings were not created until 1942. The tourist information office is also located in the town hall.

As early as Roman times, an important long-distance trade route from Strasbourg to Constance ran through the area of the town, a route that continued to be used under Frankish rule. Around 1084, Henry IV granted the Lordship of Hornberg as a fief to Adalbert von Ellerbach, who henceforth called himself von Hornberg. Around 1200, the heirs divided the territory, and the southern part became the Lordship of Triberg. The castle, below which the later town of Hornberg developed, was built at this time. The town was sold into the hands of the Württembergers, for whom this area represented an important base on the way to their Alsatian possessions and the County of Montbéliard. The sale began in 1423 and was completed about two decades later. In the mid-15th century, the town became the seat of a high bailiwick. In the border treaty between the Kingdom of Württemberg and the Grand Duchy of Baden,[3] concluded in Paris on October 2, 1810, several districts of the Hornberg administrative district, including Hornberg itself, the town of Schiltach, and the municipalities of Gutach and Kirnbach, were ceded to the Grand Duchy of Baden. Hornberg remained the seat of a district office even after this treaty. Source: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornberg