Calw

Calw
Market square
Market square
Coat of arms of Calw
Location of Calw within Calw district
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Calw is located in Germany
Calw
Calw
Calw is located in Baden-Württemberg
Calw
Calw
Coordinates: 48°43′N 8°44′E / 48.717°N 8.733°E / 48.717; 8.733
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictCalw
Government
 • Lord mayor (2019–27) Florian Kling[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
59.88 km2 (23.12 sq mi)
Highest elevation
630 m (2,070 ft)
Lowest elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
24,219
 • Density400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
75351-75365
Dialling codes07051, 07053
Vehicle registrationCW
Websiterathaus.calw.de

Calw (German pronunciation: [ˈkalf]; previously pronounced [ˈkalp] and sometimes spelled Kalb accordingly; Swabian: Calb)[3] is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital and largest town of the district Calw. It is located in the Northern Black Forest and is approximately 18 km (11 mi) south of Pforzheim and 33 km (21 mi) west of Stuttgart. It has the status of a große Kreisstadt.

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ Deutschland beschrieben von Galletti, p. 100