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Schönwald im Schwarzwald

Birthplace of the Cuckoo Clock

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Birthplace of the Cuckoo Clock

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  • Location: Schönwald im Schwarzwald, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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    October 4, 2020

    Hiking

    Markus Fidelis Jäck claimed in 1810 that
    that Franz Anton
    Ketterer from Schönwald was the first to manufacture cuckoo clocks at the beginning of the 1730s.
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    August 26, 2018

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    Who invented it? The beautiful forests Franz Ketterer, the cuckoo clock :-)! And here.
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    August 23, 2019

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    From this inconspicuous place, the cuckoo clock was carried throughout the world 🤓
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    Location: Schönwald im Schwarzwald, Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, Freiburg District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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