Calw: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 72 - 172 Hotel Kloster Hirsau
 In the midst of forests and idyllic Black forest valleys you find the time-tested climatic spa Hirsau. Near the Benedictine cloister of the town the h… MoreEUR 34 - 100 Hermann´s Neue Post
 Hermann´s Neue Post offers well-equipped apartments, free Wi-Fi, and free parking. It is located in Calw town centre, just 200 metres from Calw … More | ||||||||||||
Calw: Guide
Calw is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital of the Calw (district)|district Calw. It is located in the northern Black Forest.
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)
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.
Famous residents
Hermann Hesse
Rudolf Schlichter (painter)
Marcel Goc, Ice Hockey player
Stefan Thomke Harvard Business School Professor
Twinnings
Weida
Latsch-Laces, Trentino-South Tyrol
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