Single achievement

The Black Forest

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

The Black Forest stretches from the High Rhine in the south to the Kraichgau in the north. In the west it is bounded by the Upper Rhine Plain (which, from a natural region perspective, also includes the low chain of foothills); in the east it transitions to the Gäu, Baar and hill country west of the Klettgau. From north to south, the Black Forest extends for over 160 km (100 mi), attaining a width of up to 50 km (30 mi) in the south and 30 km (20 mi) in the north. The Black Forest is the highest part of the South German Scarplands, and much of it is densely wooded, a fragment of the Hercynian Forest of antiquity.

In ancient times, the Black Forest was known as Abnoba mons, after the Celtic deity, Abnoba. The Black Forest probably represented the border area of the Marcomanni ("border people") who were settled east of the Roman limes. They, in turn, were part of the Germanic tribe of Suebi, who subsequently gave their name to the historic state of Swabia. With the exception of Roman settlements on the perimeter (e.g. the baths in Badenweiler, and mines near Badenweiler and Sulzburg) and the construction of the Roman road of Kinzigtalstraße, the colonization of the Black Forest was not carried out by the Romans but by the Alemanni. They settled and first colonized the valleys, crossing the old settlement boundary, the so-called "red sandstone border", for example, from the region of Baar. Soon afterwards, increasingly higher areas and adjacent forests were colonized, so that by the end of the 10th century, the first settlements could be found in the red (bunter) sandstone region. These include, for example, Rötenbach, which was first mentioned in 819.

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Criteria

Depart from EDSB, fly to and land at LSZH (82 NM).
Date From To Pilot
22JAN26 1600Z DE EDSB CH LSZH yutangQ 133 nm 00:26
20JAN26 0839Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Nbrich1 82 nm 00:27
16JAN26 1646Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Kawfee 80 nm 00:20
14JAN26 2134Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Ggjxnf 86 nm 00:33
13JAN26 0341Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Dwolf 91 nm 00:24
11JAN26 1145Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Zeke125 149 nm 01:12
29DEC25 0445Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Sitthichai Senakham 105 nm 00:22
27DEC25 1444Z DE EDSB CH LSZH GiuseppeIIM302 139 nm 00:51
26DEC25 0354Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Captain Cocktail 117 nm 00:55
20DEC25 1938Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Eduardo Martinez Herdugo 129 nm 00:32
19DEC25 1437Z DE EDSB CH LSZH DeltaCharlie 89 nm 00:45
18DEC25 0426Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Sleepy 100 nm 00:41
16DEC25 0727Z DE EDSB CH LSZH GrandPa1965 109 nm 00:57
08DEC25 1755Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Jean Marc Steux 117 nm 00:47
06DEC25 2024Z DE EDSB CH LSZH CaptnHook 115 nm 00:25
27NOV25 0134Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Dabullair 89 nm 00:44
24NOV25 2046Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Wakkie 86 nm 00:20
21NOV25 1404Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Almanzar1913 90 nm 01:00
20NOV25 2331Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Djmarko413 108 nm 00:29
19NOV25 0659Z DE EDSB CH LSZH Kdriver1721 155 nm 00:45