Dobel is a municipality in the district of

Calw Calw (; previously pronounced and sometimes spelled ''Kalb'' accordingly) is a town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital and largest town of the district Calw. It is located in the Northern Black Forest and is a ...

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History

Dobel became a possession of the Duchy of Württemberg in 1527 after purchasing rights to the town over the last two hundred years, and it was assigned to the district of Neuenbürg. That district was dissolved in 1938 and Dobel was reassigned to district of

. The town began a period of

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after

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, particularly along its eastern edge. In the 1970s, there was some expansion further to the northeast, and the village of Lehensägmühle was ceded to Dobel from

Bad Wildbad Bad Wildbad is a town in Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located in the government district (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Karlsruhe and in the district (''Landkreis'') of Calw. Its coordinates are 48° 45' N, 8° 33' E. About 10,1 ...

in 1971. Dobel became a health resort in 1984 and gained a clinic in 1987.

Geography

The municipality ('' Gemeinde'') of Dobel is located situated in

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, in the German state of

. Dobel lies at the northwest corner of the district, bordering the districts of

Rastatt Rastatt () is a town with a Baroque core, District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located in the Upper Rhine Plain on the Murg river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50,000 (2011). Rastatt was a ...

and the

Enz The Enz is a river flowing north from the Black Forest to the Neckar in Baden-Württemberg. It is 106 km long. Its headstreams – the Little Enz (german: Kleine Enz) and the Great Enz or Big Enz (''Große Enz'') – rise in the Northern B ...

. The municipal area is physically located in the Grinde area of the

Black Forest The Black Forest (german: Schwarzwald ) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is t ...

, on a plateau between the valleys of the

and Alb rivers. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of

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(NN) at the top of the Rosskopf to a low of NN. A portion of the Federally protected

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is located in Dobel's municipal area.

Politics

Dobel has one borough (''Ortseil''), Dobel, and two villages: Eyachmühle and Lehensägmühle. Dobel is in an municipal association with

Bad Herrenalb Bad Herrenalb is a municipality in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 15 km east of Baden-Baden, and 22 km southwest of Pforzheim. The town is connected to the city of K ...

Coat of arms

Dobel's

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shows the sun rising behind a

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, three-pointed hill upon a

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. This pattern was created in 1939 and refers to the landscape of Dobel. The coat of arms was approved, and a municipal flag issued, by the

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on 25 January 1968.

Transportation

Dobel is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local ''

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n'' und ''

Kreisstraße A Kreisstraße (literally: "district road" or "county road") is a class of road in Germany. It carries traffic between the towns and villages within a '' Kreis'' or district or between two neighbouring districts. In importance, the ''Kreisstraße ...

n''. Local public transportation is provided by the .

References

External links

* (in German) {{Authority control Calw (district)