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Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
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Coordinates: 48:03/01"N 08°12'33"E
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Coat of arms
Aerial view of the inner city
Furtwangen im Schwarzwald is a small city located
in the Black Forest region of south westem Germany. 9Furtwangen
It belongs to the district (Kreis) of Schwarzwald- Baar Saat
along with the two more important cities of Villingen
and Schwenningen, The total population of
Furtwangen was 9673 inhabitants on December 31,
2004. Furtwangen gained the right to call itselfa city
in 1873. The Breg is a small stream which, coming
from the mountainous areas around Furtwangen, flows
down through the imer city to the east. The Breg is
one of the two litle rivers which unite to form the river
Damube.
Location of Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
within Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis district
Furtwangen is a city with an industrial past:
‘At one time Furtwangen was a major producer of
clocks that were made and sold all over the world.
‘While many different kinds of clocks were produced
in Furtwangen, Furtwangen was unique for the
production of musical clocks from the factory of, Coordinates: 48°03/01"N 08°12'33"E
Enilian Wehrle Country Germany
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Emilia Wehrle (1832-1896) made musical clocks in $6 Pete
the Furtwangen-Schinenbach area fiom about 1857 | utyn"
nti his death in 1896, These musical clocks incded | yereot Schwarzwald-Baar Kreis
the Trumpeter clock, Flute clock, Singing Bird Clock, ——
and Rooster Clock. These clocks call the hour with Government
the sound of the trumpet, flute, song bird and rooster _* Mayor Josef Herdner (CDU)
respectively. Area
* Total 82.57 km? (31.88 sq mi)
Population (2014-12-31)!
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