Althengstett

Althengstett
Althengstett
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Althengstett within Calw district
	Althengstett Althengstett
	Coordinates: 48°43′24″N 8°47′38″E / 48.72333°N 8.79389°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Calw
Government
• Mayor (2023–31)	Rüdiger Klahm
Area
• Total	19.16 km2 (7.40 sq mi)
Elevation	503 m (1,650 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	7,963
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	75382
Dialling codes	07051
Vehicle registration	CW
Website	www.althengstett.de

Althengstett is a municipality in the district of Calw in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History

Althengstett was first mentioned in a document from around 1120 regarding a donation to Hirsau Abbey as "Hingesteten". The village was purchased in 1301 by Herrenalb Abbey and, some time from 1338 to 1341, the County of Württemberg was named protector of the town. It was assigned to the monastic office [de] at Merklingen.^[3]

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Althengstett is located in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, one of the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany. Althengstett lies in a transitional landscape between the Northern Black Forest to the west and the Upper Gäu [de] to the east. At the southwestern edge of the municipal area is the source of the Tälesbach, a tributary of the Nagold. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of 596 meters (1,955 ft) Normalnull (NN) to a low of 444 meters (1,457 ft) NN.^[3]

A portion of the Federally protected Würm-Heckengäu [de] nature reserve is located in Althengstett's municipal area.^[3]

Politics

Althengstett has three boroughs, Althengstett, Neuhengstett, and Ottenbronn, and the industrial district of Unterer Wald. The abandoned villages of Schlehdorn and Schweichingen are also found in the municipal area.^[3]

Coat of arms

Althengstett's coat of arms displays a white stallion standing and facing left upon green ground upon a field of blue. The design of the coat of arms is a reference to the name Althengstett, created in on the advice of the Central State Archive Stuttgart [de]. It was however not until 1952 that its tincture was decided and it was adopted by the municipal council. The coat of arms were retained after the 1974 merger and it was approved for municipal use by the Calw district office on 8 June 1982. A corresponding municipal flag was also issued on that date.^[3]