Enzklösterle is a municipality in

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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

Enzklösterle was first mentioned in a document from 1323 as "Klösterlein ze der Entz". It became a possession of the

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between the years 1323 and 1345. In 1599, the

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established an managed forest in Enzklösterle, which would have a lasting impact on the region's economy. In 1826, Enzklösterle, which had been an estate of Wildberg, was made an independent municipality and was assigned to . The village of Enztal was incorporated into Enzklösterle in 1935, forming the present boundaries of the municipality. Oberamt Neuenbürg was dissolved in 1938 and Enzklösterle was subsequently assigned to the district of

Geography

The municipality (''

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'') of Enzklösterle is situated on the western edge of

, along the border with the districts of

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and

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to the west. Enzklösterle is physically located in the valley of the Großen

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 ...

, in the

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and Grinde regions. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of

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(NN) at the top of the Hirschkopf to a low of NN.

Politics

Enzklösterle has one borough (''Ortsteil''), Enzklösterle, eight villages – Gompelscheuer, Hetschelhof, Lappach, Mittelenztal, Petersmühle, Poppeltal, Rohnbuch, and Süßbächle – and the industrial district of Enztal. The

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of Birkenäckerle, Boppelseehaus, Kaltbronn, and Zwickgabel are also located in the municipal area. Enzklösterle is in an with the township of

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 1 ...

and the municipality of Höfen an der Enz.

Coat of arms

Enzklösterle's

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shows a

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raft upon a

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, wavy bend dexter over a field of yellow. The raft is a reference to Enzklösterle's history of forestry, and the wavy bend the river Enz. This coat of arms was issued on 25 May 1950 by the provisional post-WWII Württemberg-Hohenzollern government.

Transportation

Enzklösterle is connected to Germany's network of roadways by . Local public transportation is provided by the .

References

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