Gengenbach, in the heart of the black forest
admin January 5th, 2007

A place that I have many fond memories of is the town of Gengenbach, in the middle of Baden-Wurttemberg and the Black Forest. It’s a medieval town that was destroyed by an enormous fire and kept faithful to the original plans when rebuilt. Like it is written in the official site, “in 1955 the part of the city that’s inside the city walls was declared a national monument” and if you have the good fortune to visit it you will be pleasantly surprised.
The above photo is the Kinzig river, taken from the bridge that precedes the entrance to the marvelous town. Coming up are some photos of the buildings themselves.

[...] I’ve already talked about Gengenbach, an old medieval village very well mantained, but I found in my photo archive some more interesting images, so I’ve decided to post a quick overview. Starting from this wonderful old well in wood/stone (the flowers fit in really well!): [...]