St. Georgen and the Black Forest
Hotel FederWERK stands in the middle of St. Georgen, and you notice that above all in the short distances: three museums are within walking distance, the Klosterweiher is a quarter of an hour away, and the hiking trails start practically at the front door. For bigger excursions, almost everything lies within an hour’s drive, from the Triberg Waterfalls to Europa-Park.
On this page you will find what is worth seeing at what distance, what your guest cards save you along the way and which season is best for what.
The sunny hill town
St. Georgen lies at 800 to 1,000 metres above sea level, high enough that the mist from the valleys usually stays below the town. Hence its nickname, the sunny hill town.
The town sits on the main European watershed: rain falling on one side flows through the Brigach to the Danube and on to the Black Sea, while on the other side it flows through the Kinzig to the Rhine and into the North Sea. That is why St. Georgen is also called the crown of Alemannia. The source of the Brigach is within walking distance and makes a fine first destination.
The town was shaped by precision engineering. Clocks were built here, later turntables and tape recorders; brands such as DUAL and Perpetuum Ebner come from here. FederWERK is part of that history itself: it occupies the former Tobias Bäuerle clock factory.
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The Black Forest
Dive into the great Black Forest encyclopaedia by DEINDESIGNWERK: your comprehensive guide to Germany’s largest low mountain range. We take you on an absorbing journey of discovery – from well-known sights and traditional specialities such as Black Forest gateau to genuine insider tips, the local wildlife and the people who shape this region.
Everything within walking distance
From the hotel entrance you can reach most things without a car. The distances given are as the crow flies from Museumstraße 1.
| Destination | Distance | What awaits you there |
|---|---|---|
| Hermann Papst Museum | 17 m | The life and inventions of Hermann Papst, whose name stands behind hundreds of patents |
| Kunstraum Grässlin | 17 m | Contemporary art, spread across several spaces around the town |
| „Schwarzes Tor“ local history museum | 88 m | Living and working in the 19th century |
| German Phono Museum | 210 m | The history of sound recording, from the first devices to DUAL and PE |
| Lapidarium | 500 m | Stone relics of the vanished monastery, at three locations |
| Technology and Event Museum | 800 m | Motorised vehicles of every kind across a large exhibition area |
| Klosterweiher natural open-air pool | 900 m | Swimming in summer, a walking path all year round |
Clocks, sound and contemporary art
For its size, St. Georgen has an unusual number of museums, and they all tell the same story from different directions: how precision engineering in the Black Forest produced global brands.
Destinations within an hour
St. Georgen lies centrally in the Black Forest. Most of what has made the region famous is less than an hour away.
| Destination | Distance | What awaits you there |
|---|---|---|
| Triberg Waterfalls | 13 km | Germany’s highest waterfalls, with a drop of 163 metres |
| World’s largest cuckoo clock | 13 km | A cuckoo clock the size of a Black Forest farmhouse |
| Solemar Bad Dürrheim | 22.6 km | Brine thermal baths, sauna world, wellness area |
| Dorotheenhütte Wolfach | 30 km | The last working glassworks in the Black Forest |
| Thyssenkrupp test tower Rottweil | 31 km | Germany’s highest visitor platform at 232 metres |
| Badeparadies Schwarzwald | 43 km | Palm trees, turquoise water, slides |
| Sauschwänzlebahn Blumberg | 43 km | Museum railway through tunnels and over viaducts |
| Europa-Park Rust | 80 km | Germany’s largest theme park, open all year round |
