Talk:Black Forest
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How large is the Black Forest region? It would be nice to add the area (in square km) to the article. Funnyhat 03:12, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Move!!
This article needs to be moved to/renamed Schwarzwald. I see no logical reason why its named 'Black Forest' . The official name is Schwarzwald, not 'Black Forest. The article for Machu Pichu isn't called 'Old Mountain', and wilkipedia should be consistent. This should not just be a redirect. Good Night --71.107.69.226 05:31, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
- Black Forest is the common English name, see e.g. [1]. According to the Wikipedia Naming Conventions, we use the English name when commonly used; e.g., 'Germany' is not at 'Deutschland'. I do not think there is such a thing as an official name for a forest. Chl 04:25, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
- Agree with Ch1. Per the naming conventions, the most familiar name should be used. It's called a black forest cake, not a schwarzwaelder cake, after all. 12.163.5.210 02:45, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
The map is a bit weak. I suggest adding the map used in the German Wikipedia article Schwarzwald http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild:Schwarzwald_topo.jpg P.S., its Schwarzwälderkirschtorte! TiffaF 07:04, 8 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Highest waterfall?
It is claimed in this article that Germany's highest waterfall is on the Gutach (I corrected it from Wutach) river in Triberg, and everywhere I have been able to check this seems to be what is reported (including in German wiki at [2]). However, I have also seen in Triberg this claim reported as incorrect, the title going to Rothbachfall. So far, I have found one site which claims this as 1000' (i.e. over 300m). Any hope of clarification here? (I will continue to search and see if I can pin it down. Meanwhile, I will post similar message on discussion for Triberg.) Emeraude 21:31, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
