Small city walk through Haslach's historic half-timbered old town

The directions and the numbered references refer to the free short guide available at the Tourist Information.

We start at the Tourist Info at the Old Capuchin Monastery:

1) Old Capuchin Monastery - 1630/1632
The former convent building became the city's poorhouse in 1846, with monument-appropriate renovation from 1975 to 1984.

Heading north along the monastery garden, we pass through the small wall opening to the monastery church and Loretto Chapel.

2) Monastery Church of St. Christopher - 1632

Rococo altars from 1757, the high altar painting from 1614 shows the founder, Count Christoph II of Fürstenberg.

3) Loretto Chapel - 1659/1660

Strongly changed by the installation of large windows during the renovation initiated by Hansjakob in 1912.

After visiting the church and chapel, we cross the monastery stream and keep left, following the stream to the Gutleut Bridge.

4) Gutleut Bridge - single-arch bridge since 1957

The name refers to the cemetery-near "Gutleut House" for lepers and plague victims; Nepomuk and the Virgin Mary are the bridge's patron saints.

We cross the street at the bridge and head back toward the old town, passing the

5) Fürstenberger Court - 1840

Originally built as a "bathing hotel", later a schoolhouse; the adjacent town hall was built in 1925 in the style of the former bathhouse.

Crossing the pedestrian crossing, we enter the old town and walk along the main street. On the right, we see the large building of the savings bank. At this spot previously stood the

6) Fürstenberger Castle

Originally from 1284, destroyed after the city fire of 1704.

On the right follows the Bierkrämer Inn, formerly the

7) Old Upper Bailiwick Office - 1759

After losing its function as an administrative building, it became the "Zum Bierkrämer" pub from 1836.

Following is the market square with the

8) Rohrbrunnen Fountain - 1738

The central "Rohrbrunnen" shows the city patron saint St. Sebastian.

Opposite is the impressive, mural-decorated

9) Town Hall - 1733/2002

The historic old building was supplemented by two new structures integrated into the old townscape.

We pause on the market square and see to the left beside the women's clothing store Giesler the

13) Department Store - 1773

Formerly the city's "Salt and Weighing House", which held the salt monopoly for the surrounding villages.

Also on the market square is the

14) Hohe Haus - 1706

Birthplace of the painter Otto Laible (1898-1962), after 1945 he was a rebuilding professor at the Karlsruhe Art Academy.

We follow the main street further and find the following historic buildings on the right side:

16) Former Hotel "Golden Cross" - 1743

Today the ground floor houses "The Bookstore".

17) Former Inn Sonne - 1745

Today the ground floor houses CB Optics and in the rear part the household goods store BEST.

18) Former Inn "Adler" - 1753

Around 1900, Haslach had 24 pubs for 2,500 inhabitants, many with their own brewery and beer cellar.

Today the jewelry store Saresa is located on the ground floor.

Opposite is the

19) Stone House

The oldest building in the city from the 15th century, it survived the 1704 city fire.

At the Trötzmüller optics store, we turn left into the small alley and arrive at the

15) Golden Corner

Beautiful half-timbered ensemble that also documents the historical "unity of living and working".

We return to the main street, turn left, and come to the

20) Hansjakob's Birthplace

In 1837, the pastor and writer Heinrich Hansjakob was born here. He is considered the "chronicler of the Black Forest" in the 19th century.

The circular route and the main street turn right here. Shortly after the turn, on the left is the

21) Palais Gebele - 1716

Residence of the "Gebele von Waldstein" family, who provided numerous Fürstenberg officials.

We continue along the main street to Kanoneplatz, where the traditional Kanone inn stands on the right hand side.

23) Kanone Inn - 1807

Mural paintings in the dining room from the 19th century show the period atmosphere.

To continue the circular walk, we turn back and walk until the turn into Kirchstraße on the left after the Katz perfumery. The walk continues along Kirchstraße. Immediately after, we stand before the small but impressive

24) Old Mining Office - 1708

Seat of the "mining judge" who managed the silver mining district around Haslach, hence also the holy Barbara, patron saint of miners, in the corner post.

On the right, we proceed along Kirchstraße and encounter the

25) Old Administrative Building - 1706

First "town hall" after the city fire until the rebuilding of the town hall in 1733.

We follow Kirchstraße past Jetter bakery and the

26) House of the Mayor Stelker - 1749

Kirchgasse ends at the parish square. On the left is the large half-timbered building which is the

28) Old Parsonage - 1706

Decorative half-timbering facing the old town center, simpler towards the Inner Graben.

To the left of it stands the

27) House of the "Eselsbeck"

If you walk around the Old Parsonage, you can see on the back side the

29) Inner City Wall - 13th century

The "Old City Wall" became part of the parsonage here.

Back at the parish square, we go up the church steps on the left, and behind the department store (13) we reach the entrance to the

12) Catholic Church of St. Arbogast

Building phases from the 15th to the early 20th century; Romanesque predecessor building documented by the tympanum at the foot of the small Gothic bell tower.

Attached to the small Gothic bell tower is the

11) Kasten - 1550

Fürstenberg tithe barn, the region's natural taxes were stored in the storage building.

Through the small alley to the right along the Kasten to the parking lot behind the savings bank. On the right in the wall, the passage from the former Fürstenberger castle is still visible.

10) Castle Gate - 1491

Passage of the lordship from the castle to the church.

We turn toward the entrance of the parking lot and there encounter the

30) Remains of the outer city wall

On the left, almost at the end of the wall, there is a shooting slit from the 15th century.

Behind the city wall, we come to the

31) Citizens’ Gardens - 19th century

The outer city moat was filled in the 19th century, the areas sold as garden plots to citizen families.

Opposite the Citizens’ Gardens stands the

32) Old Pharmacy - 1822

Manorial villa of the "Baroness von Kraft", today "House of Music" thanks to the PRINZBACH Cultural Foundation, with a painting collection of the Bruno Lenz Foundation.

At the front of the "Old Pharmacy" we cross Hofstetter Street. Through the archway of the monastery area, we return to the starting point.