page_title: Wiesental, Black Forest
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Wiesental, Black Forest / Culture and Landmarks / Landmarks
context_page_description: The Wiesental, named after the river Wiese, is a valley in the Southern Black Forest. The Wiese is a right-hand tributary of the Rhine which has its source in Feldberg and flows into the Rhine in Basel, Switzerland. The Wiesental was one of the first industrialized regions of the former grand dutchy of Baden and an important production location for the textile industry.
context_section_description: Todtnau waterfall is located between Todtnau and Aftersteg, where the waterfalls to a depth of 97 meters. More waterfalls are located in other parts of the Wiesen valley: the Angenbach near Häg-Ehrsberg and the Schuhlochbachtal near Atzenbach (Atzenbach waterfall). Moreover, the longest toboggan run in Germany is located in Todtnau (3500 meters) as well as one of the longest all-weather toboggan runs (2900 meters) in Germany and a Downhill Mountain bike route. The integral nature reserve "Utzenfluh" was created in 1940, in Utzenfeld. Further downstream, the Wiesental textile museum was opened in 1996 in Zell. The Museum gives an insight into the everyday life and history of this important former industrial area.
  The Hebelhaus, in which Johann Peter Hebel spent a part of his childhood is located in Hausen. It is now a literature museum.
  Other museums can be found in Schopfheim: a technical museum with a collection of Hot metal typesetting machines, the city museum and a teddybear museum in Ortsteil Gersbach. A reconstruction of a Baroque fortifications in the Black Forest can also be found in Gersbach. Moreover, Gersbach won the title "Bundesgolddorf"  in the "our village has future- our village must be nice" (Unser Dorf hat Zukunft,Unser Dorf soll schöner werden – Unser Dorf hat Zukunft) competition.
  Above a Lörrach district, Haagen, Rötteln Castle is visible from afar. The ruins of the castle, which is open all year long, are considered one of the biggest of its kind in the entire South Baden region. This was also the domicile of the former Lords of the Wiesental. Numerous castle ruins can be found in Wieslet (Burgruine Rotenburg), Raitbach (Ruine Turmhölzle), Burgruine Burgholz and Zell (Ruine Henschenberg). A Roman farm, which is older than the castle ruins, can be found in Brombach. The foundation walls were excavated in 1981. Castle Brombach is also located here. It was first mentioned in 1294 and, the city administration has been located there since the sixties.
caption: Todtnauer Waterfall
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