Schutterwald is located in the district of Ortenau, in the Upper Rhine Plain at 151 meters above sea level. Offenburg is only about 6 kilometers away. Sports fans will certainly be familiar with the place: the TuS Schutterwald handball players have repeatedly played in the Bundesliga; Schutterwald is also the venue for the Baden-Württemberg equestrian championships.
Art
... is not neglected in Schutterwald. The Schutterwald art initiative offers a number of events, including the "Hofkultur", an exhibition that takes place every two years over Easter and has gained notoriety far beyond the community boundaries. The Rathausgalerie shows changing exhibitions, which can be found on the city's website. And finally there is the "Art on the Lake", also an initiative of creative locals. An art and culture trail has been created along the quarry lake, which tourists want to explore.
On the Way of St. James
Who the Kinzigtaler Jakobusweg from Lossburg to Strasburg At the end of the 6th or beginning of the 7th stage, you will discover the Church of St. James with its 50 meter high tower. It was built from 1784. It is known to connoisseurs as a transitional building from late Baroque to Classicism. In the district of Langhurst there is still the Marienkirche and in the district of Höfen there is a chapel. Various other cultural monuments such as wayside shrines, fountains or memorials to the dead can be discovered in the community.
water to relax
Schutterwald has a quarry pond that lies on the eastern outskirts between forests and the gravel works. 31 hectares in size, it can be visited via Seestraße. In addition to bathing at the lido, there are sunbathing areas, a children's playground and beach volleyball. Hikers can enjoy the surroundings on the circular lake trail.
The town offers further recreational opportunities through landscape protection areas and the "Unterwassermatten" nature reserve. There is a barbecue area directly on the Schutter, which is popular with both locals and tourists. There is also a three-kilometre-long educational forest trail. A special highlight there is a 150-year-old beech tree, which is a natural monument.
The environment is inviting
Not far from Schutterwald there are many attractive tourist destinations, such as the Blindensee in Schönwald, a high moor lake in the nature reserve that has neither an inlet nor an outlet. The almost circular lake offers rare plants on the shore and is almost a little scary to look at with its unfathomably dark water. The bottom of the lake is completely boggy. Benches invite you to rest on long hikes.
A wonderful cultural monument is the Reinertonishof in Schönwald. With a mill and granary, it is a perfect detour into the past. The rebuilt farm is the oldest family-run ham smokehouse, dating back to the early 17th century. In addition, handicrafts can be viewed and there are changing exhibitions as well as carriage rides and horseback rides on request.
