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Villingen-Schwenningen (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪlɪŋən ˈʃvɛnɪŋən] ⓘ; Low Alemannic: Villinge-Schwenninge) is a city in the Schwarzwald-Baar district in southern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It has 89,487 inhabitants (as of June 2024).
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- Villinger Münster. The heavyweight attraction in Villingen’s old town is the sublime Gothic münster with towers 50 metres tall. It began life as a Romanesque church in the 12th century, but a fire in 1271 saw the minster rebuilt in the High Gothic style.
- Franziskanermuseum Villingen. This museum is in Villingen’s old Franciscan monastery, which was disbanded in 1797 after more than 500 years. Despite the religious-sounding name and the atmospheric setting, the museum is more concerned with the rich human history of Villingen-Schwenningen and the Black Forest.
- Uhrenindustriemuseum (Museum of Clock-making) All through the 19th century and into the early 20th century, Schwenningen was a hub for the mass production of clocks and other timepieces.
- Münsterbrunnen Villingen. In Münsterplatz beside the church is a fountain made by the Black Forest artist Klaus Ringwald and unveiled in 1989. The peculiar octagonal sculpture here is fashioned from bronze, gold, enamel and concrete, and condenses the 1,000-year history of the city into a single monument.
Villingen-Schwenningen (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪlɪŋən ˈʃvɛnɪŋən]; Low Alemannic: Villinge-Schwenninge) is a town in Schwarzwald-Baar, a district in Freiburg. It has 85,838 inhabitants (as of September 2019). It is also the capital of Schwarzwald-Baar.
On the edge of the Middle Black Forest, centrally located between Stuttgart and Lake Constance in the border triangle of Germany, France and Switzerland, Villingen-Schwenningen is an ideal destination for an interesting city trip or a vacation in a unique landscape.
Villingen-Schwenningen is a rather odd administrative 'town' created in 1972 near the eastern edge of the Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg which is made up of two very different communities. Villingen is the more attractive of the two and thus the more popular with visitors to the area.
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Villingen-Schwenningen, which is to be found in the south of Baden-Württemberg, is the largest city of the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis. It lies on the eastern periphery of the stunningly beautiful (and world famous) Black Forest (Schwarzwald), about 700 meters above sea level.
