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			:That is from the roman times. The Romans called it "silva nigra" because the trees (mainly conifers) were growing so close to each other that it is factually dark - black - when walking under them. This is still true for some areas today. ] (]) 03:18, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

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How large?

How large is the Black Forest region? It would be nice to add the area (in square km) to the article. Funnyhat 03:12, 18 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Vandalism?

What is this about? Camels and Ostriches can be seen at St. Peter near Freiburg where the two metre tall blue necked ostriches live on a 300 year old Black Forest farm. In Rotfelden over 60 Black Forest camels are also kept in the lap of luxury. It is no longer necessary to make a trip to the desert to finally ride a camel. Everything is possible in the Black Forest 201.80.35.163 07:13, 25 June 2007 (UTC)

Judge it by yourself. I have no clue, but here's the diff: http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Black_Forest&diff=138699578&oldid=138698337 LGM ᚂ 17:06, 6 August 2007 (UTC)

Check out the official Black Forest tourism site, which notes camels and ostriches: Black Forest tourism Frog47 21:38, 9 August 2007 (UTC)

Move!!

This article needs to be moved to/renamed Schwarzwald. I see no logical reason why its named 'Black Forest' . The official name is Schwarzwald, not 'Black Forest. The article for Machu Pichu isn't called 'Old Mountain', and wilkipedia should be consistent. This should not just be a redirect. Good Night --71.107.69.226 05:31, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Black Forest is the common English name, see e.g. . According to the Misplaced Pages Naming Conventions, we use the English name when commonly used; e.g., 'Germany' is not at 'Deutschland'. I do not think there is such a thing as an official name for a forest. Chl 04:25, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Agree with Ch1. Per the naming conventions, the most familiar name should be used. It's called a black forest cake, not a schwarzwaelder cake, after all. 12.163.5.210 02:45, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

why is it called the black forest? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.113.219.148 (talk) 20:58, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

That is from the roman times. The Romans called it "silva nigra" because the trees (mainly conifers) were growing so close to each other that it is factually dark - black - when walking under them. This is still true for some areas today. Derflipper (talk) 03:18, 30 December 2007 (UTC)

The map

The map is a bit weak. I suggest adding the map used in the German Misplaced Pages article Schwarzwald http://de.wikipedia.org/Bild:Schwarzwald_topo.jpg P.S., its Schwarzwälderkirschtorte! TiffaF 07:04, 8 September 2006 (UTC)

Highest waterfall?

It is claimed in this article that Germany's highest waterfall is on the Gutach (I corrected it from Wutach) river in Triberg, and everywhere I have been able to check this seems to be what is reported (including in German wiki at ). However, I have also seen in Triberg this claim reported as incorrect, the title going to Rothbachfall. So far, I have found one site which claims this as 1000' (i.e. over 300m). Any hope of clarification here? (I will continue to search and see if I can pin it down. Meanwhile, I will post similar message on discussion for Triberg.) Emeraude 21:31, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

References

This article is in need of expansion and inline references. At this point, there are only two references, both in the animal life section, and both linking to the same site, the official Black Forest tourism site. I am sure that we can expand and improve the article, and find other references for the assertions contained herein. ---RepublicanJacobite_{The'FortyFive'} 18:17, 2 October 2007 (UTC)

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