Simmersfeld is a town in the district of
Calw in
Baden-Württemberg in
Germany.
History
The village of Aichhalden was acquired in 1345 by the
County of Württemberg and was assigned to the district of
Neuweiler, then to that of
Calw in the early 16th century. Simmersfeld, Beuren, and Ettmannsweiler were manorial estates of the township of
Altensteig, which became a possession of the now-
Duchy of Württemberg
The Duchy of Württemberg (german: Herzogtum Württemberg) was a duchy located in the south-western part of the Holy Roman Empire. It was a member of the Holy Roman Empire from 1495 to 1806. The dukedom's long survival for over three centuries ...
in 1603 and made the seat of its own district. Fünfbronn came into Württemberger possession in the around 1464 after buying its independence from
All Saints' Abbey and was assigned to the district of
Neuenbürg. In the first decade of the 19th century, the administrative structure of the newly created
Kingdom of Württemberg was reformed and its districts recreated as
Oberämter; Neuweiler was made an Oberamt in 1808, but then in 1810 dissolved, resulting in Simmersfeld, Beuren, and Ettmannsweiler being assigned to . Fünfbronn was reassigned from in 1806 to , then to Oberamt Nagold in 1812. In the district reforms of 1938, Aichhalden, Beuren, Ettmannsweiler, Fünfbronn, and Simmersfeld were all brought together under Landkreis Calw. In 1975, they merged into a single municipality.
Geography
The municipality (''
Gemeinde
Gemeinde (; plural: Gemeinden) is a German word translating to "community", "town", "parish", or "municipality".
Gemeinde may refer to:
* An administrative division encompassing a single village, town, or city:
** Gemeinde (Austria)
** Gemeinde (G ...
'') of Simmersfeld is located at the south-western edge of
the district of
Calw, in the
German state of
Baden-Württemberg. It lies along the border with
the district of
Freudenstadt to the south and west. The municipal area lies within the greater
Black Forest region, stretching from the upper valley of the
Kleine Enz
The Kleine Enz ("Little Enz") is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At its confluence with the Große Enz in Calmbach, the Enz is formed.
See also
*List of rivers of Baden-Württemberg
A list of rivers of Baden-Württemberg, Germany:
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in the north to the
Nagold in the south. A portion of Simmersfeld's area lies in the
Grinde to the north. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of
Normalnull (NN), in the Enzwald, to a low of NN.
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A portion of the federally protected nature reserve is located in Simmersfeld's municipal area.][
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Politics
Simmersfeld has five boroughs (''Ortsteile'') – Aichhalden, Beuren, Ettmannsweiler, Fünfbronn, and Simmersfeld – and two villages: Neumühle and Oberweiler. The abandoned village of Moosberg is also located in the municipal area.[
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Coat of arms
The Simmersfeld municipal coat of arms displays a wood grouse
The western capercaillie (''Tetrao urogallus''), also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie , is a heavy member of the grouse family and the largest of all extant grouse species. ...
, in yellow, upon a yellow branch above a crossed sword and axe, also yellow, upon a field of red. The axe and grouse reference the forested character of the municipality, and the sword to Simmersfeld's original name, "Sigmaresfelt". This pattern was first created in 1930 as the coat of arms of the village of Simmersfeld and was adopted as such in 1957. The symbology upon the blazon was deemed applicable to the whole municipality once it was formed in 1975 and was retained. The Calw district office approved it and issued a corresponding municipal flag on 5 May 1982.[
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Transportation
Simmersfeld is connected to Germany's network of roadways by its local '' Landesstraßen'' und '' Kreisstraßen''. Local public transportation is provided by the .[
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References
External links
* (in German)
{{Authority control
Calw (district)
Württemberg