The town of Furtwangen has now been the centre of the Black Forest Clock area for a long time. Today its clock museum has gained a world-wide reputation.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Furtwangen_im_Schwarzwald

"Furtwangen im Schwarzwald (German pronunciation: [ˈfʊʁtˌvaŋən] ⓘ; Low Alemannic: Furtwange im Schwarzwald) is a small city located in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany. Together with Villingen-Schwenningen, Furtwangen is part of the district (German: Kreis) of Schwarzwald-Baar.[3] 

Furtwangen is located in the Southern Black Forest Nature Park in the Southeastern Black Forest, around 25 kilometers west of the district town of Villingen-Schwenningen and around 27 kilometers northeast of Freiburg.

Furtwangen is the highest town in Baden-Württemberg. Between 850 m and 1,150 m above sea level, it lies in the upper Bregtal of the Central Black Forest in the headwaters of the Danube.[4] The Breg is a small stream which, coming from the mountainous areas around Furtwangen, flows down through the inner city to the east. The Breg is one of the two little rivers which unite to form the river Danube.

The population of Furtwangen comprises around 10,000 inhabitants (as of 2016/17).[4]

The German Clock Museum exhibits more than 8,000 items related to clocks and clockmaking.[7] The museum's history dates back to 1852, when Robert Gerwig, Director of the Grand Ducal Baden Clockmaking School in Furtwangen, began to collect old clocks as witnesses of traditional handicrafts. In 1978, the "Historic Clock Collection" is renamed into the "German Clock Museum".[8]"

Address

German Clock Museum

Robert-Gerwig-Platz 1

78120 Furtwangen im Schwarzwald

Germany

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Website

https://www.furtwangen.de/startseite.html

City of Furtwangen im Schwarzwald
Marktplatz 4
78120 Furtwangen

Tel.: 07723 / 939 – 0

Email City Administration (general): stadt@furtwangen.de

Email Citizens’ Office: buergerbuero@furtwangen.de

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Always check with the venue directly for up-to-date information including opening times and admission charges as they may be subject to change

https://www.museumspass.com/en/museum/deutsches-uhrenmuseum "The German Clock Museum has been closed since August 2024 due to renovation work, probably until 2026." https://www.deutsches-uhrenmuseum.de/

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