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Calw (traditional dialect pronunciation [k?alp]) is a municipality
Municipalities of Germany

Municipality are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those States of Germany which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level....
 in the middle of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
 in the south of Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, capital of the district Calw
Calw (district)

Calw is a district in the middle of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe , Enz , the district-free city Pforzheim, B?blingen , Freudenstadt and Rastatt ....
. It is located in the northern Black Forest
Black Forest

The Black Forest is a forest mountain range in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south....
.

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.






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Calw (traditional dialect pronunciation [k?alp]) is a municipality
Municipalities of Germany

Municipality are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those States of Germany which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level....
 in the middle of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-W?rttemberg is one of the 16 States of Germany of the Federal Republic of Germany. Baden-W?rttemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine?but one which has some of its major cities straddling the banks of the Neckar River ....
 in the south of Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
, capital of the district Calw
Calw (district)

Calw is a district in the middle of Baden-W?rttemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Karlsruhe , Enz , the district-free city Pforzheim, B?blingen , Freudenstadt and Rastatt ....
. It is located in the northern Black Forest
Black Forest

The Black Forest is a forest mountain range in Baden-W?rttemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south....
.

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
World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a Participants in World War II, including all of the great powers, organised into two opposing military alliances: the Allies of World War II and the Axis powers....
, a small subcamp of Natzweiler-Struthof
Natzweiler-Struthof

Natzweiler-Struthof was a Nazi Germany concentration camp and extermination camp located in the Vosges Mountains close to the Alsace village of Natzwiller in France, about 50 km south west from the city of Strasbourg....
 Concentration camp, where parts for aircrafts where assembled by female forced laborers, was located here.

Important Facts and Figures on Calw

  • Outlying districts: Alzenberg, Wimberg, Heumaden
  • Town districts: Altburg, Hirsau
    Hirsau

    Hirsau is a district of the town of Calw in the Germany state of Baden-W?rttemberg, located in the south-west portion of the country, about two miles north of Calw and about twenty four miles west of Stuttgart....
    , Stammheim
    Stammheim

    Stammheim may refer to:* Stammheim Prison - the high security prison north of Stuttgart, Germany.* Stammheim - 1986 West German film directed by Reinhard Hauff....
    , 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
    KSK

    KSK may refer to:* Kommando Spezialkr?fte .* Kill Switch...Klick .* Kissing Suzy Kolber * KSK Productions ...
     (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

  • Hermann Hesse
    Hermann Hesse

    Hermann Hesse was a German-Switzerland poet, novelist, and painter. In 1946, he received the Nobel Prize in Literature. His best-known works include Steppenwolf , Siddhartha , and The Glass Bead Game which explore an individual's search for spirituality outside society....
    , author
  • Rudolf Schlichter
    Rudolf Schlichter

    Rudolf Schlichter was a Germany artist considered to be one of the most important representatives of the Neue Sachlichkeit movement.Schlichter was born in Calw, Kingdom of W?rttemberg....
    , painter
  • Marcel Goc
    Marcel Goc

    Marcel Goc is a Germany professional ice hockey player currently playing Centre for the San Jose Sharks. He was drafted in the first round, 20th overall by the Sharks in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft, though he remained in Germany until 2003....
    , hockey player
  • Sascha Goc
    Sascha Goc

    Sascha Goc is a Germany ice hockey player currently playing for the Hannover Scorpions of the Deutsche Eishockey League. He played in the National Hockey League for the New Jersey Devils and the Tampa Bay Lightning; he also played in the American Hockey League for the Albany River Rats and the Springfield Falcons....
    , hockey player


Twinnings

  • Weida
    Weida

    Weida can refer to the following:*Weida, Thuringia, a town in Thuringia, Germany*Weida , a river in Eastern Thuringia*Weida , a creek in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany...
  • Latsch-Laces, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol