Bad Teinach-Zavelstein

Bad Teinach-Zavelstein
Bad Teinach

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Bad Teinach-Zavelstein
Location of Bad Teinach-Zavelstein within Calw district
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Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 8°41′17″E / 48.68833°N 8.68806°E / 48.68833; 8.68806Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 8°41′17″E / 48.68833°N 8.68806°E / 48.68833; 8.68806
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Calw
Government
 • Mayor Markus Wendel
Area
 • Total 25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Elevation 391 - 650 m (−1,742 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,089
 • Density 120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 75385
Dialling codes 07053
Vehicle registration CW
Website www.bad-teinach-zavelstein.de

Bad Teinach-Zavelstein is a town in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northeastern Black Forest, 6 km southwest of Calw.

The town is internationally famous for a large unique Kabbalistic triptych painting - designed and commissioned by Princess Antonia of Wurttemberg and her academic teachers in 1652 - hanging in the small town church.

The town is also famous for being a health resort with mineral springs for centuries. It once was the summer residency of the Duke of Wurttemberg.

Pine Forest Surrounding Bad Teinach
Bad Teinach Health Resort

Sights

Notable people

  • Eugen English (1869-1905), photochemist and professor of photography at the Technical University of Stuttgart
  • Jacob Mast (1904-1994), born in Sommenhardt, farmer, politician (CDU), Member of Landtag
  • Friedrich Christoph Steinhofer (1706-1761), in the years 1753-1756 pastor in Zavelstein

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
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