▁earlier ▁than ▁the ▁surrounding ▁Black ▁Forest . ▁ ▁Land s cape ▁ ▁The ▁B aar ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁several ▁types ▁of ▁landscape . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁west ▁is ▁B aar sch war zw ald ▁( the ▁Black ▁Forest ), ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁B aar ho ch mul de ▁( a ▁mar sh y ▁area ), ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁the ▁W ut ach land ▁around ▁the ▁W ut ach ▁river , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁the ▁B aar al b , ▁a ▁low ▁area ▁with ▁but tes ▁of ▁the ▁Sw ab ian ▁Alb ▁like ▁the ▁H ohen kar pf en ▁and ▁the ▁L up fen , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁point ▁in ▁the ▁B aar ▁at ▁ 9 7 7 ▁metres . ▁ ▁The ▁B aar ▁makes ▁up ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁Schwar zw ald - B aar - He uber g ▁administrative ▁region ▁of ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg ▁and ▁contains ▁the ▁district ▁Schwar zw ald - B aar - K re is ▁( except ▁for ▁its ▁north west ▁portion ), ▁the ▁western ▁part ▁of ▁Kreis ▁T utt lingen , ▁and ▁the ▁southern ▁part ▁of ▁Kreis ▁R ott we il , ▁and ▁j uts ▁out ▁into ▁Kreis ▁Bre is g au - H och sch war zw ald . ▁ ▁C ities ▁and ▁towns ▁of ▁the ▁B aar ▁B aar sch war zw ald ▁St . ▁Georg en , ▁F urt w angen , ▁König sf eld , ▁and ▁V ö hren bach ▁B aar ho ch mul de ▁Bad ▁D ür r