Black Forest

Rhine's neighboring highlands

The Black Forest is a mountainous, densely wooded region in southwestern Germany.

Black Forest cake (Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte) is a chocolate layer cake with cherries and whipped cream, originating from this region.

Black Forest ham is a dry-cured smoked ham, also German in origin: Black Forest ham on rye.

cake

gateau

Fancy layered dessert

kirschwasser · layers · sponge · cocoa · shavings · kirsch · buttercream · ganache · torte · decadent

landscape

evergreen

Retains foliage year-round

  • spruceNeat; also a conifer
  • firCone-bearing evergreen genus
  • pineCone-bearing evergreen

conifer · woodland · valley · mountain · waterfall · gorge · ravine · mist · dense · dark

culture

cuckoo clocks

Wall timepieces with emerging birds

glassblowing · farmhouses · folk costume · thatched roofs · woodcutters · charcoal burning · handicrafts

atmosphere

mysterious

Beyond easy comprehension

Brothers Grimm · shadowy · haunted · eerie · foreboding · gothic · mythical · legendary · folklore · witches

region

Baden-Baden

German thermal resort town

Categories
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German geographic/cultural regions

Black ForestBavarian Alps

Mountain region in Bavaria

Swiss Alps · Schleswig-Holstein · Dolomites

European mountain/forest regions

Black ForestSwiss Alps

Mountain range through Switzerland

Mont Blanc · Dolomites · Pyrenees · Scottish Highlands · Carpathians

landscape character (dark/dense vs. open/bright)

Black ForestSahara Desert

Massive North African arid region

White Sands · Gobi Desert · Arabian Desert · tundra · steppe

Family

black, forest, blacken, Black Friday, blackout, blackberry, blackness, blacks, blackboard

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G