Calw, Historic market town in Northern Black Forest, Germany
The city stretches along the Nagold Valley with medieval timber-framed buildings surrounding the central marketplace, displaying traditional German architectural elements.
The settlement evolved from a castle of the Counts of Calw in 1037, developing into a major commercial center for cloth and leather trades during medieval times.
The Hermann Hesse Museum presents manuscripts, photographs, and personal items of the Nobel Prize-winning author who spent his childhood in this Black Forest city.
The Nagold Valley Railway connects travelers to Stuttgart and Pforzheim, while multiple hiking trails extend from the city center into the surrounding forest.
The marketplace features a collection of restored half-timbered buildings from the 16th century, including the birthplace of Hermann Hesse at number 6.
Location: Calw District
Location: Calw VVG
Elevation above the sea: 347 m
Shares border with: Bad Teinach-Zavelstein, Gechingen, Althengstett, Bad Liebenzell, Oberreichenbach, Wildberg, Neubulach
Website: https://rathaus.calw.de
GPS coordinates: 48.71444,8.73750
Latest update: May 28, 2025 11:44
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Zavelstein Castle
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Waldeck Ruins
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Hermann-Hesse-Höri-Museum
74 m
Wanderheim Zavelstein
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Palais Vischer
246 m
Transmission site Landespolizeidirektion Karlsruhe
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Stadtkirche Calw
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Zavelsteiner Krokuswiesen
3.9 km
Lerchenberg
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Hof Dicke
4.1 km
Gültlinger und Holzbronner Heiden
7.9 km
Wackelstein Calw
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Würm-Heckengäu
4.1 km
Hörnle und Geißberg
6.6 km
Calwer Heckengäu
4.6 km
Haus Reichert
297 m
Gebersack
6.1 km
Simmozheimer Wald
5.7 km
Martinskirche Stammheim
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Waldenserkirche
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Jodokuskirche Neubulach
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Georgskirche
4.2 km
Teinachtal mit Seitentälern
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Evangelische Kirche Wimberg
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Evangelische Freikirche Gemeinde Gottes Calw-Hirsau
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Marienkapelle Hirsau
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