Blauen (Badenweiler)
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The Hochblauen as seen from Badenweiler on an old postcard (ca. 1900)
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,165 m (3,822 ft) |
| Prominence | 813 m (2,667 ft) |
| Coordinates | 47°46′39″N 7°42′4″E / 47.77750°N 7.70111°ECoordinates: 47°46′39″N 7°42′4″E / 47.77750°N 7.70111°E |
| Geography | |
 Blauen
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| Location | Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Parent range | Black Forest |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Drive K160 (Kandertalstraße) through Marzell or L140 through Friedrichsheim |
The Blauen or Hochblauen is a 1,165-metre-high (3,820 ft) mountain in the southern Black Forest. The peak lies within the municipalities of Schliengen and Malsburg-Marzell in Landkreis Lörrach and the community of Badenweiler in LandkreisBreisgau-Hochschwarzwald. It is an ideal viewpoint with views of the Black Forest, Vosges, Jura Mountains, and the Alps.
In the 14th century, the mountain was recorded as the Blauwen or Blawen.Matthäus Merian's Topographia Sueviae in the mid-17th century calls it the Hoche Blawen ("High Blawen"). The parish boundary plan of the first Baden state survey of 1769/1770 distinguishes between the Hoch Blauen ("High Blauen") and the Hinter Blauen ("Posterior Blauen"), a 1,087-metre-high (3,565 ft) sub-peak, 700 metres (2,295 ft) north-northeast of the main summit. As the Blauen M[ons] the mountain is shown on the Black Forest map owned by St. Blaise Abbey dating to the year 1788. And in 1845 in the Topographischen Atlas ueber das Grossherzogtum Baden ("Topographic Atlas of the Grand Duchy of Baden") it is called the Blauen, as in other geographical publications of the 19th century. In addition in 19th century travel literature the name Hochblauen occurs frequently, sometimes with the explanation that this is to distinguish it from the Zeller Blauen, 12 kilometres (7 mi) away. In fact, the name Hochblauen was normal for the latter on as shown on topographic maps of the time, while the mountain near Badenweiler can still be found on maps today as the Blauen.
The name is borne by various mountains, hills and settlements in Germany and Switzerland. In 1880 in his book on Upper German place names, Oberdeutschen Flurnamenbuch, the cultural historian, Michel Buck, made a connexion between the name Blauen and historical mining activity, by proposing that name was derived from the word Bla = smeltery. However, it could also be derived from the blue colour (German: Blau = "blue") of coniferous forests or the bluish hue of a mountain when seen from a distance.
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