Black Forest
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#Mountain_and_hill_ranges_of_Baden-Württemberg
#Horsts_(geology)
The Black Forest （German: Schwarzwald [ˈʃvaʁt͡svalt] （listen）） is a large forested mountain range in south-west Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg,
bounded by the Rhine valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland.
It is the source of the Danube and Neckar rivers.
Its highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres （4,898 ft） above sea level.
Roughly oblong in shape, with a length of 160 kilometres （100 miles） and breadth of up to 50 km （30 mi）, it has an area of about 6,009 km2 （2,320 sq mi）.
Historically, the area was known for forestry and the mining of ore deposits, but tourism has now become the primary industry, accounting for around 300,000 jobs.
There are several ruined military fortifications dating back to the 17th century （see Baroque fortifications in the Black Forest）.
The Black Forest on the Tabula Peutingeriana: a mountain chain with fantastically formed trees as a symbol of an unsettled and virtually inaccessible terrain Black Forest farmhouse,
1898 An unmarried Black Forest woman wearing a red bollenhut, 1898 In ancient times, the Black Forest was known as Abnoba mons, after the Celtic deity, Abnoba.
In Roman times （Late antiquity）, it was given the name Silva Marciana （"Marcynian Forest", from the Germanic word marka = "border"）.
The Black Forest probably represented the border area of the Marcomanni （"border people"） who were settled east of the Roman limes.
They, in turn, were part of the Germanic tribe of Suebi, who subsequently gave their name to the historic state of Swabia.
With the exception of Roman settlements on the perimeter （e.g. the baths in Badenweiler, and mines near Badenweiler and Sulzburg） and the cons...