Schramberg

Schramberg
Schramberg
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Rottweil
Town subdivisions Town centre plus three districts
Lord Mayor Thomas Herzog
Basic statistics
Area 80.70 km2 (31.16 sq mi)
Elevation 424 m  (1391 ft)
Population 21,242 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 263 /km2 (682 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate RW
Postal codes 78142-44, 78701–13
Area code 07422
Website schramberg.de

Schramberg is a town in the district of Rottweil, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Black Forest, 25 km northwest of Rottweil. With all its districts Talstadt, Sulgen, Waldmössingen, Heiligenbronn, Schönbronn and Tennenbronn (since 2006) it has about 22,000 inhabitants.

One of the streams flowing through the Schramberg valley is the Schiltach. On carnival the famous "Da-Bach-Na-Fahrt" where local crews ship the stream with decorated tubs, takes place on the Schiltach.[2]

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Nearby towns and municipalities

The following towns and municipalities border Schramberg:

Lauterbach, Schiltach, Aichhalden, Fluorn-Winzeln, Oberndorf am Neckar, Bösingen, Dunningen, Eschbronn, Hardt, Königsfeld im Schwarzwald, Sankt Georgen im Schwarzwald, Triberg im Schwarzwald (Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis) and Hornberg (Ortenaukreis).

Geography, communication and transportation

Railways

Schramberg was the end terminus of the Schiltach-Schramberg railway, which was formerly a critical railway line for freight traffic. The line existed from 1892–1990.

History

The origines of Schramberg date back to year 1293, when the locality was first described as "Schrammenberg" ("wounded" or "scarfed hill"). From 1643 Schramberg was part and center of the Herrschaft Schramberg, belonging to Further Austria until 1805. From 1805 Schramberg was part of the Kingdom of Württemberg.

Education

Schramberg has a Gymnasium, a Realschule, a special school, two elementary schools and three combinations of elementary school and Hauptschule. Additionally there are a vocational school with Berufskolleg, a nursing school, a school for intellectually disabled people and a school for the blind and disabled.

Town twinning

Industry

Like in many other black forest communities in the 19th century the industrialization began in Schramberg. The first manufacturers produced stoneware, strawgoods and enamel.

In 1861 the clock factory Junghans was founded in Schramberg. At the beginning of the 20th century Junghans became the biggest clock factory worldwide with 3000 employees. In the surroundings of Junghans many suppliers like spring producers established their companies. Junghans although being much smaller now still continues to produce clocks nowadays.

In recent days companies like "Kern-Liebers", "Trumpf" or the pcb producer "Schweizer" are the employers for many of the Schramberg inhabitants and commuters from the nearby communities.

Notable people from Schramberg

Notable natives

Other notable people linked to Schramberg

References

Bibliography

External links

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