Transcript Der Schwarzwald

SCHWARZWALD
By: Felicia
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Schwarzwald (The Black forest)
“Silva Nigra”
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Located southwest part of
Germany
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The Black Forest is half the size
it use to be.
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Former volcanic mountain turned into a vineyard
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Lake Schluchsee - biggest lake in the black forest.
ALTENSTEIG CASTLE
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Built in the 12th century
The only preserved medieval
castle in the black forest
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Had many landlords till it came
into the possession of The Duke
of Wurttemberg in 1603
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1610 a new castle was attached to
the old one.
ANIMALS
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Red Squirrels
Ants help the forest
Brown bears and wolves
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Can climb up steep Mountains.
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Slightly smaller then normal cows
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Produce less milk then the regular
big cows.
BLACK FOREST CATTLE
THE EURASIAN LYNX
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Exterminated in 1850
2002 first birth of wild lynx
They have been spotted again
over the past couple of years.
CUCKOO CLOCK
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Started in the 17th century
First world’s biggest Cuckoo
Clock
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World's largest Cuckoo Clock in
Germany
BLACK FOREST FARM
BUILDINGS
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Everything is under one roof.
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Steep roof enable ample of
storage space.
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30yrs ago the very last farm was
introduce to electricity.
THE BOLLENHUT!
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Red Bollenhut
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Black Bollenhut
WORK CITED
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"Agritourism, Holidays: Black Forest Specials." Black Forest Farms. Web. 28 Nov. 2010. <http://
www.blackforestfarms.de/FBlackForest.htm>.
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2010.
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"The Biggest Black Forest Cuckoo Clocks of the World." Das Ferienland Im Schwarzwald Stellt Sich Vor. Web. 28 Nov.
<http://www.dasferienland.de/e/kuckucksuhren.asp>.
"EuroNatur - Black Forest." EuroNatur - Naturschutz in Europa - Schutzprojekte Für Bär, Wolf, Luchs, Zugvögel - Spenden Für
Natur Und Wildnis - Umweltschutz, Agrarpolitik, Umweltbildung. Web. 28 Nov. 2010. <http://
www.euronatur.org/Black-Forest.452.0.html>.
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"Lake Schluchsee in the Black Forest." Black Forest - Blackforest in Germany! Hotels, Holiday Apartments, Places for Excursions
and Leisure Activities. Web. 28 Nov. 2010. <http://www.black-forest-travel.com/landscape/
schluchsee.html>.
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Sunita, By. "Black Beauty of Germany." Promote Your Blog, Get Discovered and Expand Your Audience with BloggersBase.com.
Web. 28 Nov. 2010. <http://www.bloggersbase.com/travel/black-beauty-of-germany/>.