Schonach im Schwarzwald

Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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:

• Urban Hettich
• Hans-Peter Pohl
• Christian Dold
• Georg Hettich
• Hansjörg Jäkle
• Alexander Herr

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

1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
2. "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.