BADENWEILER  , a

health resort and watering place of the grand-duchy of Baden, Germany, 28 M . N. by E. by rail from Basel, at the western edge of the Black Forest . It is sheltered by the Blauen (3820 ft.) and the climate is excellent . Its new parish (Evangelical) church (1897) is built at the foot of the r 1th-century castle which belonged to the margraves of Baden, and was destroyed by the French during the wars of Louis XV . The place is visited by 5000 people annually, partly for its warm mineral springs (70° F.), partly for its whey cure, and partly on account of its equable dimate and picturesque surroundings . There are a Kurhaus, built in 1853, and a park of 15 acres; also a grand-ducal castle, refitted in 1887-1888 . In 1784 well-preserved Roman baths were discovered here . The permanent population is about 600 .