Calw

Calw
Calw
Calw-marktplatz02.jpg
Coat of arms of Calw
Calw is located in Germany
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Calw
Coordinates 48°43′0″N 8°44′0″E / 48.716667°N 8.733333°E / 48.716667; 8.733333Coordinates: 48°43′0″N 8°44′0″E / 48.716667°N 8.733333°E / 48.716667; 8.733333
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Calw
Mayor Manfred Dunst (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 59.88 km2 (23.12 sq mi)
Elevation 330-630 m
Population 23,230 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 388 /km2 (1,005 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate CW
Postal codes 75351-75365
Area codes 07051, 07053
Website calw.de

Calw (German pronunciation: [ˈkalf]; locally [kʰalp]) is a municipality in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital of the district Calw. It is located in the northern Black Forest.

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History

Calw was first mentioned in records in 1075. In the 11th century the city grew around the older castle of the Grafen (Earls) of Calw. In the Middle Ages Calw was an important commercial town especially for the trade of cloth and leather. In the 18th century Calw flourished from lumbers trade and rafting of timber on the Nagold river. During World War II, a small subcamp of Natzweiler-Struthof Concentration camp, where parts for aircrafts where assembled by female forced laborers, was located here.[2] The most prominent resident of Calw was the author and Nobel prize winner Hermann Hesse.


Important Facts and Figures on Calw

  • Outlying districts: Alzenberg, Wimberg, Heumaden
  • Town districts: Altburg, Hirsau, Stammheim, Holzbronn
  • Labor force: Compulsorily insured employees 8,014. Of these:
    • Manufacturing industries: 2,763
    • Service industries: 5,251
  • Waterways - Nagold river, Tälesbach, Ziegelbach, Wurstbrunnenbach, Schießbach, Schlittenbach, Schweinbach
  • Base of the KSK (Special Forces Command)

Tourism and Importance

Calw is heavily pedestrianised, and has begun catering for the tourist trade with numerous shops, restaurants, bistros and ice-cream parlours being opened. This growth has allowed Calw to be considered a large town at the centre of its district.

Famous residents

Twinnings

Notes

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
  2. ^ Concentration Camp Listing



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