Haiterbach is a town in the
district of Calw, in
Baden-Württemberg
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,
Germany
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.
History
Haiterbach was given its
town rights
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the tradition ...
by the
Counts of Hohenberg in 1349. The County of Hohenberg sold Haiterbach and the villages of Beihingen and Oberschwandorf to the
County of Württemberg
The County of Württemberg was a historical territory with origins in the realm of the House of Württemberg, the heart of the old Duchy of Swabia. Its capital was Stuttgart. From the 12th century until 1495, it was a county within the Holy Roman ...
in 1363. The three towns were assigned to the district of
Nagold
Nagold () is a town in southwestern Germany, bordering the Northern Black Forest. It is located in the '' Landkreis'' (district) of Calw (Germany/Baden-Württemberg). Nagold is recorded for the first time in a historical document dating back to ...
, which was organized as in 1758. Unterschwandorf existed within the district of Nagold, but was not a possession of the
House of Württemberg
The House of Württemberg is an uradel, ancient German nobility, German dynasty and former royal family of the Kingdom of Württemberg.
History County
The House probably originated in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty. Around 1080 the ancestors ...
until 1805, when it was incorporated into the and thus annexed and in 1806 assigned to Oberamt Nagold. In 1938, the Oberamt was dissolved and Haiterbach, Beihingen, Oberschwandorf, and Unterschwandorf were assigned to
Landkreis Calw. Beihingen and Unterschwandorf were merged into Haiterbach in 1972. Oberschwandorf was incorporated in 1975.
Geography
The township of (''
Stadt'') of Haiterbach is located at the southern tipof
the district
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P ...
of
Calw
Calw (; previously pronounced and sometimes spelled Kalb accordingly; ) is a Landstadt, town in the middle of Baden-Württemberg in the south of Germany, capital and largest town of the Calw (district), district Calw. It is located in the North ...
, along its border with
the district
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P ...
of
Freudenstadt
Freudenstadt (, Swabian: ''Fraidestadt'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is the capital of the district Freudenstadt. The closest population centres are Offenburg to the west (approx. 36 km away) and Tübingen to ...
to the south. Haiterbach is physically located in the greater
Black Forest
The Black Forest ( ) is a large forested mountain range in the States of Germany, 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 th ...
region and the
Heckengäu
The Heckengäu is a part of the Gäu (Baden-Württemberg), Gäu, a region in the counties of Landkreis Böblingen, Böblingen, Landkreis Calw, Calw, Landkreis Ludwigsburg, Ludwigsburg and Enzkreis in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Part of ...
, with some of its municipal area lying in the to the north and east. The landscape of Haiterbach's municipal area is defined by the
Waldach and its tributaries. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of
Normalnull
("standard zero") or (short N. N. or NN) is an outdated official vertical datum used in Germany. Elevations using this reference system were to be marked (“meters above standard zero”). has been replaced by (NHN).
History
In 187 ...
(NN) to a low of NN.
[
Portions of the Federally protected , , and ]nature reserves
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are located in Haiterbach's municipal area.[
]
Politics
Haiterbach has four boroughs (''Ortsteile''), Beihingen, Haiterbach, Oberschwandorf, and Unterschwandorf, and three villages, Altnuifra, Gründelhof, and Schloss Unterschwandorf. The abandoned village
An abandoned village is a village that has, for some reason, been deserted. In many countries, and throughout history, thousands of villages have been deserted for a variety of causes. Abandonment of villages is often related to epidemic, ...
of Utenweiler is also located in the municipal area. Haiterbach is in a with the city of Nagold
Nagold () is a town in southwestern Germany, bordering the Northern Black Forest. It is located in the '' Landkreis'' (district) of Calw (Germany/Baden-Württemberg). Nagold is recorded for the first time in a historical document dating back to ...
and the municipalities of Ebhausen
Ebhausen is a town in the district of Calw in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
History
The municipality of Ebhausen was formed in 1975 by the merging of Ebhausen, Ebershardt, Rotfelden, and Wenden in 1975.
Geography
The municipality ('' Gemeinde' ...
and Rohrdorf.[
]
Coat of arms
Haiterbach's municipal coat of arms
A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the last two being outer garments), originating in Europe. The coat of arms on an escutcheon f ...
is divided ''party per fess'' into an upper field
Field may refer to:
Expanses of open ground
* Field (agriculture), an area of land used for agricultural purposes
* Airfield, an aerodrome that lacks the infrastructure of an airport
* Battlefield
* Lawn, an area of mowed grass
* Meadow, a grass ...
of white
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and a lower field of red
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. In the upper field is an , in red; in the lower field houses a pattern of white lozenges. The lower part of the shield was the earlier pattern used by the government of Haiterbach, being used in the earliest town seals
Seals may refer to:
* Pinniped, a diverse group of semi-aquatic marine mammals, many of which are commonly called seals, particularly:
** Earless seal, or "true seal"
** Fur seal
* Seal (emblem), a device to impress an emblem, used as a means of a ...
from around 1403. There is no known definite origin for the eagle's foot.[
]
Transportation
Haiterbach is connected to Germany's network of roadways by Bundesautobahn 81
is a motorway in Germany. It branches off the A 3 at the Würzburg-West triangle and ends near the border with Switzerland.
The oldest part of the A 81 between the Weinsberg intersection ( A 6) near Heilbronn and Dreieck Leo ...
and . Local public transportation is provided by the .[
]
References
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Calw (district)