schwarzwald

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schwarzwald

• By Felicia

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• Schwarzwald (The Black forest) Silva Nigra
• Located southwest part of Germany
• The Black Forest is half the size it use to be.

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• Former volcanic mountain turned into a vineyard
• Lake Schluchsee - biggest lake in the black
  forest.

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Altensteig castle

• Built in the 12th century
• The only preserved medieval castle in the black
  forest
• Had many landlords till it came into the
  possession of The Duke of Wurttemberg in 1603
• 1610 a new castle was attached to the old one.

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Animals

• Red Squirrels
• Ants help the forest
• Brown bears and wolves

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Black forest cattle

• Can climb up steep Mountains.
• Slightly smaller then normal cows
• Produce less milk then the regular big cows.

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The Eurasian lynx

• Exterminated in 1850
• 2002 first birth of wild lynx
• They have been spotted again over the past couple
  of years.

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Cuckoo clock

• Started in the 17th century
• First worlds biggest Cuckoo Clock
• World's largest Cuckoo Clock in Germany

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Black forest farm buildings

• Everything is under one roof.
• Steep roof enable ample of storage space.
• 30yrs ago the very last farm was introduce to
  electricity.

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The bollenhut!

• Black Bollenhut

• Red Bollenhut

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