Calw
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Calw is a district capital located in the Northern Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The town is famous as the birthplace of author Hermann Hesse and for its historic center featuring half-timbered houses.
Flag Description: The flag consists of a horizontal bicolour with an aspect ratio of 3:5, featuring red on top and yellow on the bottom. In the center of the flag is the town's coat of arms. The shield is yellow with a black border, containing a blue trimount at the base. Standing on the trimount is a red lion facing left from the viewer's perspective (heraldic right), featuring four distinctive crest-like projections on its back, a blue crown, and a blue tongue.
Symbolism: The red and yellow colors stem from the historic colors of Baden and Württemberg. The red lion standing on a blue trimount originates from the coat of arms of the Counts of Calw, who ruled the region in the Middle Ages. The four branch-like projections on the lion's back are a traditional heraldic feature of this noble family.
Flag Description: The flag consists of a horizontal bicolour with an aspect ratio of 3:5, featuring red on top and yellow on the bottom. In the center of the flag is the town's coat of arms. The shield is yellow with a black border, containing a blue trimount at the base. Standing on the trimount is a red lion facing left from the viewer's perspective (heraldic right), featuring four distinctive crest-like projections on its back, a blue crown, and a blue tongue.
Symbolism: The red and yellow colors stem from the historic colors of Baden and Württemberg. The red lion standing on a blue trimount originates from the coat of arms of the Counts of Calw, who ruled the region in the Middle Ages. The four branch-like projections on the lion's back are a traditional heraldic feature of this noble family.
Statistics
Area
59.88 km²
Population
42,000