  Black holes merge together different field of physics. From General
Relativity over thermodynamics and quantum field theory, they do now also reach
into the regime of particle and collider physics. In the presence of additional
compactified dimensions, it would be possible to produce tiny black holes at
future colliders. We would be able to test Planck scale physics and the onset
of quantum gravity. The understanding of black hole physics is a key knowledge
to the phenomenology of these new effects beyond the Standard Model.
  This article gives a brief introduction into the main issues and is addressed
to a non-expert audience.
