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The Schauinsland (meaning "look into the country"), near Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is a mountain in the Black Forest with an elevation of 1,284 m (3281 ft) above sea level. The summit of the mountain can be reached on the Schauinslandbahn, which is a gondola lift that ascends from Horben, operated by VAG Freiburg the city transport operator for Freiburg. Nearby, there is also a solar observatory, a Global Atmosphere Watch monitoring station, and the Eugen-Keidel Tower which is a 31 metre high observation tower. There is also a 12 km (7.5 mile) long road leading up the mountain. Under the right weather conditions there is a view from the Schauinsland to the Vosges mountains and of a large part of the Swiss Alps. A group of English pupils (27 boys between 12 and 18 years) and their teacher Kenneth Keast were caught in a snow storm on April 17 1936 when they got lost and five of them died. In 1938 the Engländerdenkmal of architect Hermann Alker (Karlsruhe) was erected by the Hitler Youth in commemoration. |
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