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 Map of Baden-Württemberg highlighting the district of Calw |
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| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Adm. region | Karlsruhe |
| Region | Nordschwarzwald |
| District seat | Calw |
| Area | 797. Germany (Deutschland is a Federal Republic consisting of sixteen States, known in German as Länder (singular Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. A Regierungsbezirk is a type of government region of Germany, a subdivision of certain federal states ( ''Bundesländer'') Karlsruhe is one of the four administrative districts( Regierungsbezirk) of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, located in the north-west of the state Calw (ˈkalf traditional dialect pronunciation) is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital of the district Calw. 54 km² |
| Population | 160,430 (2002) |
| Pop. density | 201 /km² |
| Licence plate code | CW |
| Web page | http://www.landkreis-calw.de |
Calw is a district (Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume German car number plates ( Kfz-Kennzeichen) show the place where the car carrying them is registered German districts (de ''Kreise'' or de ''Landkreise'' in the states of Nordrhein-Westfalen and Schleswig-Holstein, singular de ''Kreis'' and de ''Landreis'' Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states ( Bundesländer) of the Federal Republic of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Neighboring districts are (from north clockwise) Karlsruhe, Enz, the district-free city Pforzheim, Böblingen, Freudenstadt and Rastatt. Karlsruhe is a district ( Kreis) in the north-west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Pforzheim is a town of nearly 119000 inhabitants in the state of Baden-Württemberg, southwest Germany at the gate to the Black Forest. Böblingen is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Freudenstadt is a district ( Kreis) in the middle of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Rastatt is a district ( Kreis) in the west of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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History
The district was created in 1938, when the Oberamt Calw together with the neighboring Neuenbürg und Nagold were merged into a district. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During the communal reform in 1973 the district at first was planned to be dissolved and its municipalities split to neighboring district. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. However it already had the right size and population which was planned for the newly created districts, and thus this plan was abandoned. But some changes in the outline of the districts happened - 15 municipalities of the district changed to the neighboring districts Enz, Rastatt and Böblingen, and in return it gained 6 municipalities from the districts Freudenstadt and the dissolved district Horb.
Geography
The district belongs to the northern part of the Black Forest mountains. For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. The main river is the Nagold and the Enz.
Partnerships
Since 1991 the district has partnership with the district Freiberg in Saxony. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. Freiberg is a former district in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. The Free State of Saxony (Freistaat Sachsen ˈzaksən Swobodny Stat Sakska is the easternmost federal state of Germany.
Coat of arms
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The coat of arms, which is nearly identical with 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. Löwenstein is a town in the district of Heilbronn in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Vaihingen an der Enz is located on the western periphery of the middle Neckar region, between Stuttgart and Karlsruhe, in southern Germany (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
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External links
- Official website (German)
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