Oberharmersbach Travel Guide
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Oberharmersbach Overview
Oberharmersbach is a beautiful village in the heart of the Black Forest in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Famous for its fresh air, gorgeous natural surroundings and rustic charm, Oberharmersbach offers a wide range of recreational and leisure activities—from hiking and mountain biking in the summer to skiing and snowshoeing in the winter. Fresh air, beautiful scenery, rustic ambience, living traditions and rustic enjoyment of local specialties offer the visitor an authentic picture of the region. Our featured vacation apartment offers you a “home away from home” from which to explore the entire Black Forest region, the Alsace (Elsass) region of France, or Lake Constance and Switzerland to the south.
Visitors will appreciate the proximity to the Alsace region and the central location in the Middle Black Forest for excursions in the entire region. For vacationers with the KONUS guest card, both the bus and rail links in the valley as well as throughout the Black Forest are free.
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Things to See in Obersharmersbach
Oberharmersbach is located on the Westweg, a walking route
Pfarrkirche St. Gallus
Maria-Hilf-Kapelle
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Maps and Driving Directions to Oberharmersbach
Oberharmersbach-Riersbach is the terminus of Harmersbachtalbahn, a branch of the Black Forest Railway, which leads to Biberach (Baden).
Travel Insider Tips for Oberharmersbach
Oberharmersbach
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Related Sites
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- Homepage of Oberharmersbach: Oberharmersbach (official home page)
- Wikipedia: Oberharmersbach
More about the History of Oberharmersbach
Oberharmersbach was first mentioned in 1139 on a charter under the name Hademarsbach. The town is part of the former free imperial valley Harmersbach, and thus was directly responsible to the emperor. The parish church of St. Gallus was built in 1839 of native sandstone in Romanesque Revival style. It is one of the largest churches in the Archdiocese of Freiburg. Oberharmersbach was formerly part Wolfach (Wolfach vacation rentals | Wolfach travel guide) the county. With the dissolution of 1973, the city came to a new Ortenaukreis.
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