Schonach Im Schwarzwald
Schonach im Schwarzwald is a town in the district of Schwarzwald-Baar in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
Sport
Winter sports, especially Nordic combined and cross-country skiing, have a great influence on Schonach. In every year, Schonach is a station of the FIS Nordic Combined World Cup holding the Schwarzwaldpokal. In 1981 and 2002, Schonach hosted the FIS Nordic Junior World Ski Championships.
Famous athletes from Schonach:
Sights
Notable sights in the city of Schonach include:
- The St. Urban, A Roman Catholic church
- The Langenwaldschanze, a ski jumping hill, home to various championships
- The 1st World Largest Cuckoo Clock
Schonach is part of various hiking trails in the region. Also, the city has the title of a Luftkurort, German for health resort.
Notable people
Sons and Daughters of the Community
- Benedikt Kuner (1889-1945), NSDAP district leader
- Karl Rombach (born 1951), politician (CDU), member of the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg
- Urban Hettich (born 1953), Nordic Combiner
- Hansjörg Jäkle (born 1971), ski jumper
People who are connected to the place
- Hans-Peter Pohl (born 1965), Nordic combiner and Olympic Champion
- Georg Hettich (born 1978), Nordic combiner and Olympic Champion
References
- ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.