Schiltach - the 'Town of half-timbered houses, raftsmen and tanners' was mentioned as a parochial village for the first time in 1275. It is located in the upper Kinzig valley in the Black Forest. The market place with its half-timbered houses, the Museum am Markt and the Apothecary Museum is well worth seeing. The Trautwein company is the last craft tannery in the Black Forest.Numerous half-timber framed buildings surround the market square which resembles scenes that can be found in picture books. The historic centre and symbol of Schiltach is the town hall which was built more than 400 years ago.