Calw (district)

Calw
District
Flag of Calw
Flag
Coat of arms of Calw
Coat of arms
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Adm. regionKarlsruhe
CapitalCalw
Government
 • District admin.Helmut Riegger (CDU)
Area
 • Total
797.54 km2 (307.93 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2024)[1]
 • Total
161,251
 • Density202.19/km2 (523.66/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationCW
Websitewww.kreis-calw.de
Marketplace Calw

Calw is a Landkreis (district) in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Karlsruhe, Enz, the district-free city Pforzheim, Böblingen, Freudenstadt and Rastatt.

History

The district was established in 1938 through the merger of the former Oberamt Calw with the neighbouring districts of Neuenbürg and Nagold. During the 1973 administrative reform, it was initially planned that the district would be dissolved and its municipalities redistributed among adjacent districts. However, as it already met the intended population and size criteria for the newly created districts, these plans were ultimately abandoned. Nevertheless, some boundary adjustments were carried out: 15 municipalities were transferred to the districts of Enz, Rastatt, and Böblingen, while the district gained six municipalities from Freudenstadt and from the dissolved district of Horb.

Geography

The district belongs to the northern part of the Black Forest mountains. The main rivers are the Nagold and the Enz.

Partnerships

Since 1991 the district has partnership with the district Freiberg in Saxony.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms, which is nearly identical to the coat of arms of the city Calw, shows the lion of the Counts of Calw on top of three mountains. The three mountains represent the three former counties over which the Counts of Calw once reigned, namely Calw, Löwenstein and Vaihingen. (The latter two cities are not part of the present-day district of Calw) The fountain in the bottom represents the springs and spas in the district.

Cities and towns

Cities Administrative districts Towns
  1. Altensteig
  2. Bad Herrenalb
  3. Bad Liebenzell
  4. Bad Teinach-Zavelstein
  5. Bad Wildbad
  6. Calw
  7. Haiterbach
  8. Nagold
  9. Neubulach
  10. Wildberg
  1. Altensteig
  2. Althengstett
  3. Bad Herrenalb
  4. Bad Liebenzell
  5. Teinachtal
  6. Calw
  7. Nagold
  8. Bad Wildbad
  1. Althengstett
  2. Dobel
  3. Ebhausen
  4. Egenhausen
  5. Enzklösterle
  6. Gechingen
  7. Höfen an der Enz
  8. Neuweiler
  9. Oberreichenbach
  10. Ostelsheim
  11. Rohrdorf
  12. Schömberg
  13. Simmersfeld
  14. Simmozheim
  15. Unterreichenbach
OstelsheimEnzkreisKarlsruhe (district)Karlsruhe (district)Böblingen (district)Tübingen (district)Rastatt (district)Freudenstadt (district)PforzheimBad HerrenalbHöfen an der EnzUnterreichenbachSchömbergOberreichenbachBad LiebenzellAlthengstettCalwBad Teinach-ZavelsteinBad WildbadEnzklösterleNeuweilerSimmersfeldAltensteigRohrdorfEgenhausenHaiterbachNagoldWildbergEbhausenNeubulachGechingenOstelsheimSimmozheimSimmozheim
Clickable map of municipalities in the district

References

  1. ^ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2024" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2024] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.
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