Approximately 12 km to the city of Freiburg (200 000 inhabitans), 5 km to Hofsgrund (300 inhabitans), 20 km to the rhine valley with severel smaller cities
located near the top of the Schauinsland mountain (1200 m a.s.l) in the southern black forest. Surrounded by meadows and forest. The station lies frequently above
the boundary layer, especially during winter, and night time.