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Barbenbrunnen Freudenstadt – Protestant town church loop from Freudenstadt

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Baden-Württemberg

Barbenbrunnen Freudenstadt – Protestant town church loop from Freudenstadt

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Barbenbrunnen Freudenstadt – Protestant town church loop from Freudenstadt

00:57

8.95km

150m

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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Barbenbrunnen Freudenstadt

Highlight • Monument

Original fish figures that spit water

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Today, the crucifix (around 1500), the baptismal font (around 1150) and the lectern (around 1150) can still be admired as unique works of art in the church. These objects are described in more detail here: freudenstadt.de/sehenswuerdigkeiten?view=publish&item=tripDestination&id=4
Through the church, I also understood the beginning of Freudenstadt:
Duke Friedrich I of Württemberg planned Freudenstadt as the location of the new residence of Württemberg in the middle of which a castle was to be built. At that time it was roughly in the center of the fragmented territory, which also included lands in France. But the castle was never built because the Duke died in 1608 shortly after it was founded in 1599. So the residence remained in Stuttgart and in Freudenstadt a large square in the city center.
At the four corners of the inner row of houses with the arcades, the facilities necessary for a city were built: the church (planned as a castle church and built on a corner because of the square floor plan of the planned city), police, administration (still the town hall today) and a hospital.

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Arcades at Freudenstadt’s Market Square

Highlight • Structure

The arcades surrounding the market square have flair and house many small shops. Ideal for a short stroll.

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1.70 km

Fir Hut

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The Tannenhütte lives up to its name with the small fir trees on its roof. Right next to it is the "Masselstraße" station of the forest history trail, which points to the overgrown hollow path there. This is where pig iron (as "Masseln" weighing about ten kilograms) was formerly transported to Freudenstadt for smelting.

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1.82 km