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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Karlsruhe

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Area
  
53.21 km²

Local time
  
Monday 6:33 AM

State
  
Baden-Württemberg

District
  
Calw

Postal codes
  
72206–72213

Population
  
11,104 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
07453

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Weather
  
1°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 87% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Kapf, Schloss Altensteig, Kunsthalle Altensteig

Altensteig 1972


Altensteig (  ) is a town in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the eastern Black Forest, 18 km southwest of Calw, and 19 km northeast of Freudenstadt.

Contents

Map of 72213 Altensteig, Germany

Hiobsbotschaften aus altensteig a short film by silas bubser


Subdivisions

There are 10 districts: Altensteig, Altensteigdorf, Berneck, Garrweiler, Hornberg, Spielberg, Überberg, Walddorf mit Monhardt and Wart.

Mayor

Gerhard Feeß (CDU) was elected mayor in February 2009 with 52,41 % of the votes.

Landmarks, sights and culture

Altensteig is well known for its picturesque medieval townscape and for the Christophorus-Kantorei Altensteig, an internationally renowned youth choir.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Fritz Henßler (1886–1953), politician (SPD), member of parliament
  • Walter Christaller (1893–1969), geographer (born in Berneck)
  • Hartmut Esslinger (born 1944), product designer
  • Jochen Hahn (born 1974), truck race driver, European champion in 2011, 2012 and 2013

    • References

    Altensteig Wikipedia
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