WebCalw (German pronunciation: ; previously pronounced [kalp] 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 approximately 18 km (11 mi) south of Pforzheim and 33 km (21 mi) west of Stuttgart.It has …

WebElectoral system. Germany uses the mixed-member proportional representation system, a system of proportional representation combined with elements of first-past-the-post voting. The Bundestag has 598 nominal members, elected for a four-year term; these seats are distributed between the sixteen German states in proportion to the states ...

WebIn both parts of Württemberg, 93% were in favor of the merger, in North Baden 57% were in favor, but in South Baden only 38% were. Because three of four electoral districts voted in favor of the new Southwest State, the merger was decided upon. Had Baden as a whole formed a single electoral district, the vote would have failed.

WebMaulbronn Monastery (German: Kloster Maulbronn) is a former Cistercian abbey and ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire located at Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg.The monastery complex, one of the best-preserved in Europe, was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1993.. The monastery was founded in 1147 and …

WebThe sixteen constituent states of Germany are divided into a total of 401 administrative Kreis or Landkreis; these consist of 294 rural districts (German: Landkreise or Kreise – the latter in the states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Schleswig-Holstein only), and 107 urban districts (Kreisfreie Städte or, in Baden-Württemberg only, Stadtkreise – cities that constitute …

WebFor State elections to the Landtag of Baden-Württemberg Heilbronn makes up an electoral district (District 18) together with Erlenbach. Before the 2006 elections, it was an electoral district all by itself. Coat of arms. Heilbronn's coat of arms features a black eagle with red tongue and claws on golden background. The eagle is protected by a ...

WebMannheim (German pronunciation: (); Palatine German: Mannem or Monnem), officially the University City of Mannheim (German: Universitätsstadt Mannheim), is the second-largest city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg after the state capital of Stuttgart, and Germany's 21st-largest city, with a 2020 population of 309,119 inhabitants.. Mannheim is …

WebHeidelberg (German: [ˈhaɪdl̩bɛʁk] (); Palatine German: Heidlberg) is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany.In the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of students. Located about 78 km (48 mi) south of Frankfurt, Heidelberg is the fifth-largest city in …

WebSlightly north and west of Nagold / Calw Dist., Baden-Wuerttemberg). History. See Nagold history and photos. Michael Hauff b. 30 Sept 1719 Haiterbach, Wu d. 27 July 1787 Haiterbach, Wu m. Eva Renz b. 5 April 1716 Oberschwandorf, Wu (n. Haiterbach, Calw Dist., Baden-Wuerttemberg) d. 29 May 1790 Haiterbach Wu., dau. of Jacob Renz and ___.

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