Ortenau District: Hotels and Accommodations
Accommodation in Ortenau District
The Ortenau District stretches between the Rhine, the Upper Rhine Plain, and the heights of the Black Forest. At 1,164 meters, the Hornisgrinde is the highest mountain in the Ortenau District and offers views across the Ortenau to the Vosges and the heights of the Black Forest.
If the Ortenau District is your destination, you may want to find a hotel.
Landscape
The subregion combines sunny hills, distinctive mountain peaks, tranquil river valleys, traditional farmhouses, and historic old towns. The Ortenau is characterized by several subregions and cultural landscapes: the Kinzig Valley, the Rench Valley, the Acher Valley and the Gutach Valley, the Brandenkopf, and the Rhine Plain.
Cuisine
The Ortenau District is associated with regional cuisine, excellent wines, and Black Forest gateau.
Culture and History
Regional culture includes traditional costumes, traditional and contemporary crafts, as well as a distinctive local tradition of legends.
In the immediate vicinity of the Ortenau District are Hohengeroldseck Castle, Gansert, Geigenköpfle, and Steinfirst. In the surrounding area of the Ortenau District are Gengenbach Abbey, Kallenwald, and Ettenheimmünster Abbey. In the wider regional surroundings of the Ortenau District lies Wolfach Castle Ruin.
Hiking
The Ortenau District has a well-developed network of hiking trails, with routes extending from the Rhine Plain and the vineyard slopes to the heights of the Black Forest.
More Local Pages
Hornberg, Seebach, Oppenau, Kappelrodeck, Achern, Bad Peterstal-Griesbach, Sasbachwalden, Sasbach, Ottenhöfen in the Black Forest, Lauf
To the higher-level travel overview: Baden-Württemberg.
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