Winden

Winden is a toponym used in Germany and in popular culture. Real-world use includes Winden im Elztal, a municipality in the Ortenau district of Baden-Württemberg, located in the southwestern part of the country. The name Winden is also found in the names of other small localities, and may appear as part of longer place names throughout Germany.

In fiction, Winden is the central setting of the German-language science fiction thriller series Dark, created by Baran bo Odar and Jantje Friese. In the series, Winden is a small town whose cave system serves as a conduit for time travel, linking events across multiple generations and tying together the lives of several families. The show explores themes of fate, family, and the consequences of time travel, without asserting a specific real-world location beyond Germany.