Calw
Calw, the birth place of the writer Herman Hesse, is a little town in the Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
Understand
Situated in the Nagold valley, close to the eastern edge of the Black Forest, it is a wonderful example of a traditional town in the Swabian region of Southern Germany.
Get in
By plane
Stuttgart is the closest main airport.
By train
Calw can be reached indirectly from Frankfurt main train station in around 2 hours and 20 minutes. From Stuttgart train station, the journey takes just over an hour with one change. For train journey information in English, check out the German national railway site.
By car
About 30 km from the A5 or the A81.
See
In Calw
The town has many timber frame buildings. Some were newly built after the large town fire in 1692.
Museums
- 🌍 Stadtmuseum im Palais Vischer, Bischofstraße 48. Town history collection
- 🌍 Der Lange, Im Zwinger 22. Old jail in a tower
- 🌍 Gerbereimuseum, Badstraße 7/1. Traditional clothing and furniture
- 🌍 Hermann Hesse Museum, Marktplatz 30. famous writer 1877-1962, collection of some of his things
- 🌍 Bauernhausmuseum Altburg, Theodor-Dierlamm-Straße 17. Farming before the first century
In the area
- Flößermuseum, Unterreichenbach.
Eat
- 🌍 Wirtshaus zum Löwen, Wildbader Str. 20, Hirsau. Balkan cuisine, garden terrace
- 🌍 Hotel-Restaurant Ratsstube, Marktplatz 12.
Sleep
- 🌍 Hotel Rössle, Hermann-Hesse-Platz 2, ☏ +49 7051 790 00.
- 🌍 Hotel Alte Post, Bahnhofstraße 1, ☏ +49 7051 2196.
- 🌍 Flair Hotel Kloster Hirsau, Wildbader Straße 2, ☏ +49 7051 967 40.
Go next
From Calw, explore other areas of Baden-Wurttemberg, or head south by train or car to Lindau on Lake Constance.