Bad Teinach-Zavelstein

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.

Bad Teinach-Zavelstein
Bad Teinach
Coat of arms
Location of Bad Teinach-Zavelstein within Calw district
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Bad Teinach-Zavelstein
Bad Teinach-Zavelstein
Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 8°41′17″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictCalw
Subdivisions7
Government
 • MayorMarkus Wendel
Area
 • Total25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Highest elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Lowest elevation
391 m (1,283 ft)
Population
 (2018-12-31)[1]
 • Total3,094
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneCET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes
75385
Dialling codes07053
Vehicle registrationCW
Websitewww.bad-teinach-zavelstein.de

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 2018". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). July 2019.
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