Calw

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Coordinates: 48°43′N 8°44′E

Calw
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Karlsruhe
District	Calw
Population	23,828 (2004)
Area	59.88 km²
Population density	398 /km²
Elevation	330-630 m
Coordinates	48°43′ N 8°44′ E
Postal code	75351-75365
Area code	07051, 07053
Licence plate code	CW
Mayor	Manfred Dunst (CDU)
Website	calw.de

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.

Contents 1 Important Facts and Figures on Calw 2 Tourism and Importance 3 Famous residents 4 Twinnings

[edit] 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 - River Nagold, Ziegelbach, Wurstbrunnenbach, Schießbach, Schlittenbach, Schweinbach
• Base of the KSK (Special Forces Command)

[edit] 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.

[edit] Famous residents

• Hermann Hesse
• Rudolf Schlichter (painter)
• Marcel Goc, Ice Hockey player
• Stefan Thomke Harvard Business School Professor

[edit] Twinnings

• Weida
• Latsch-Laces, Trentino-South Tyrol