Falkensteig

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Falkensteig

Coordinates47.95°, 8.00°

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Overview

Buchenbach is a municipality in the south west of the Black Forest in Germany. It is located in the district of Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald in Baden-Württemberg. It is made up of four communities, the main town of Buchenbach and the villages of Falkensteig, Unteribental and Wagensteig. The current municipality was formed by the merger of the former entities of Buchenbach and Falkensteig on 1 December 1971, with Wagensteig being joined to them on 1 August 1973 and Unteribental on 1 January 1975.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

G

Georg Waldvogel

German ski jumper

A

Albert Benitz

German cinematographer (1904–1979)

Oskar Saier

German archbishop (1932–2008)

E

Erwin Dold

German fighter pilot

B

Bobby Todd

actor (1904-1980)

Kasimir Anton von Sickingen

German priest (1684-1750)

Wolfgang Steiert

German ski jumper

Georg Thoma

German ski jumper and Nordic-combined skier

B

Benedikt Kreutz

German priest (1879-1949)

J

Josef Maier

German farmer

S

Salomon Fehrenbach

German lawyer (1812-1892)

G

Georg Saum

German painter (1736-1790)

J

Joseph Ertel

German jurist (1785-1834)

K

Kilian Saum

German author

B

Bonaventura Schweizer

Roman Catholic clergyman (1893–1968)

T

Thomas Rees

sculptor

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Baden-Württemberg

• Kirchzarten
  2.4 mi away
• Hofsgrund
  5.6 mi away
• Geschwend
  10.1 mi away
• Münstertal
  11.8 mi away · pop. 5,211
• Schönau im Schwarzwald
  12 mi away · pop. 2,523
• Bleibach
  12.3 mi away
• Umkirch
  12.4 mi away
• St. Nikolaus
  13.5 mi away
• Opfingen
  13.6 mi away
• Heitersheim
  16.5 mi away · pop. 5,833
• Hartschwand
  19.4 mi away
• Strittmatt
  19.5 mi away

Browse all places in Baden-Württemberg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

fireweed

Chamaenerion angustifolium

Seen 2026-10-16

Whitewash Lichen

Phlyctis argena

Seen 2026-10-16

Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Macroglossum stellatarum

Seen 2026-10-15

bittersweet nightshade

Solanum dulcamara

Seen 2026-10-15

male fern

Dryopteris filix-mas

Seen 2026-10-15

Grey Heron

Ardea cinerea

Seen 2026-10-15

red campion

Silene dioica

Seen 2026-10-15

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Seen 2026-10-15

Ivy Cellophane Bee

Colletes hederae

Seen 2026-10-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).