Altensteig

Coordinates: 48°35′11″N 8°36′17″E / 48.58639°N 8.60472°E / 48.58639; 8.60472
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Altensteig
Town
Altensteig Altstadt, June 2018
Altensteig Altstadt, June 2018
Coat of arms of Altensteig
Coat of arms
Location of Altensteig within Calw district
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Altensteig is located in Germany
Altensteig
Altensteig
Altensteig is located in Baden-Württemberg
Altensteig
Altensteig
Coordinates: 48°35′11″N 8°36′17″E / 48.58639°N 8.60472°E / 48.58639; 8.60472
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictCalw
Area
 • Total53.21 km2 (20.54 sq mi)
Elevation
504 m (1,654 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total10,916
 • Density210/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Dialling codes07453
Vehicle registrationCW
Websitewww.altensteig.de

Altensteig (German pronunciation: [ˈaltn̩ʃtaɪk]; Swabian: Aldaschdaeg) is a town in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History

Altensteig was most likely given

Landkreis Calw.[2]

Geography

The city (Stadt) of Simmersfeld is located at the south-western edge of the district of Calw, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies along the border with the district of Freudenstadt to the south and west. Altensteig's municipal area is located mostly in the Black Forest, though a portion of its eastern mass lies in the Upper Gäu [de]. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 747 meters (2,451 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a low of 421 meters (1,381 ft) NN.[2]

Portions of the Federally protected Egenhäuser Kapf at Bömbachtal [de], Köllbach valley [de], and Schmalzmisse [de] nature reserves are located in Altensteig's municipal area.[2]

Politics

Altensteig has nine boroughs: Altensteig, Altensteigdorf, Berneck, Garrweiler, Hornberg, Spielberg, Überberg, Walddorg, Wart. There are also 15 villages in the municipal area: Bahnhof Berneck, Baiermühle, Bruderhaus, Chausseehaus, Elektrizitätswerk, Fischhaus, Heselbronn, Internationales Forum Burg Hornberg, Kohlsägmühle, Lengenloch, Lohmühle, Monhardt, Trögelsbach, Ziegelhütte, Zumweiler.[2]

Coat of arms

The municipal coat of arms of Altensteig shows a castle in red and white, upon a field of yellow and below a black stag antler [de], atop a green mountain approached by a yellow road. This coat of arms first appeared on a town seal in 1604, and was modified in 1935 with the addition of the stag antler to reference Württemberg. The winding path refers to the German word Steige, or "path", and to the name Altensteig.[2]

Transportation

Altensteig is connected to

Germany's network of roadways by Bundesstraße 28. The city was also connected by rail via the Nagold-Altensteig narrow gauge railway [de] from 1891 until its shutdown in 1967. Local public transportation is provided by the Verkehrsgesellschaft Bäderkreis Calw [de].[2]

References

  1. Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg
    . June 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Altensteig". LEO-BW (in German). Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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