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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Schiltach is in German Black Forest ("Schwarzwald") region in the upper Kinzig valley where the Schiltach tributary flows into the Kinzig river. The whole medieval inner city is under monument protection. The marketplace includes the town hall, which was designed by architect Heinrich Schickhardt and built during the Kingdom of Württemberg. There are many half-timber houses scattered throughout the town that date back to anywhere between the 16th and 19th centuries. Schiltach is part of the German Half-Timbered House Road tourist route.
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A Lutheran church
A museum covering the topics of lumber and forestry, and equipment used in these fields
A museum that covers the designs of bathrooms through the ages, hosted by the Hansgrohe Group.
By road, when coming from Offenburg, take the B33 towards Villingen-Schwenningen and continue till one gets to the B294. From there, take the B294 towards Freudenstadt.
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