Calw in the Black Forest

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Market Square © Softeis

Market Square © Softeis

Calw is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital of the district Calw. It is located in the northern Black Forest and is approximately 18 kilometers south of Pforzheim and 33 kilometers west of Stuttgart.

Calw was first mentioned in records in 1075. In the 11th century the town 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 1345 Calw became part of Württemberg and by the 16th century had become the summer residence of the Duke of Württemberg. In the 18th century Calw flourished from the lumber trade and rafting of timber on the river Nagold.

Remains of the city wall © Ramessos Market Street, seen form Hesse Square © Hedwig Storch/cc-by-sa-3.0 Market Square © Softeis Birthplace of Hermann Hesse © Ansgar Walk/cc-by-sa-3.0 Badge - 1st Company Special Forces Command - 1.KdoKp KSK Market Square © Softeis
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Market Street, seen form Hesse Square © Hedwig Storch/cc-by-sa-3.0
The district reform of 1 January 1973 gave Calw its current size. It became a part of the newly founded Northern Black Forest Region, which itself was assigned to the administrative region of Karlsruhe. On 1 January 1975 Calw was combined with the municipalities of Altburg, Hirsau and Stammheim into the town of Calw-Hirsau. On 1 January 1976 it was renamed as Calw.

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.

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