"Historic Town in a Beautiful setting" Zell am Harmersbach by Ujamaflip

Zell am Harmersbach Travel Guide: 17 reviews and 58 photos

Zell am Harmersbach is a small town in the middle Black Forest, near Oberharmersbach. The town has a lot of history, during the middle ages it was the smallest Free City in Germany, with little over 200 people within its walls, and today is well geared towards tourists, with plenty of information on the sights to see.

I visited this place with colleagues during our yearly visit to the Black Forest. We had arranged a "Kneipe Tour", where a German guide showed us the main sights in the town, explained the history, and kept us well fed and watered!

The town is well worth a visit if you are in the area, a very colourful, interesting town with lots to do and see.

Colourfull Town

Zell am Harmersbach's main street is bordered with beatiful, very colourful buildings. The roof's mostly feature colourful designs with different tiles, and the buildings are mainly of the half-timbered style, based on the architecture found in Strassbourg.

Many buildings in Zell am Harmersbach have a special status, and are maintained and protected by the government.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Historic Town with a lot of information and interesting sights
Cons:Still quite small, and not much information in English

Last visit to Zell am Harmersbach: Oct 2004
Intro Updated Oct 19, 2004
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Hiking Routes around Zell am Harmersbach - Zell am Harmersbach

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Storchenturm (Zell am Harmersbach) - Zell am Harmersbach

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Narrenbrunnen (Zell am Harmersbach) - Zell am Harmersbach

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Gasthof Adler, Zell am Harmersbach - Zell am Harmersbach

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Comments (5)

Kathrin_E Feb 25, 2009 at 4:57 PM Report Abuse

Thanks for the tips, they were useful to me when I visited Zell yesterday. Yes, I saw the Fastnacht parade!
mtncorg Apr 29, 2005 at 6:55 PM Report Abuse

Kneipe tours? After a couple of stops, it is good you still remembered everything:-) Apfel most noch? ;-]
pepples46 Nov 28, 2004 at 9:15 PM Report Abuse

just beautiful
Trekki Nov 4, 2004 at 11:38 PM Report Abuse

Again - wonderful page :-) I specially like the light-scenery picture after (or before) the rainfall in the town :-))
tessy Oct 27, 2004 at 1:53 PM Report Abuse

What a beautiful place you have been!