Bad Teinach-Zavelstein

Bad Teinach-Zavelstein

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Bad Teinach-Zavelstein

Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 8°41′17″E / 48.68833°N 8.68806°E / 48.68833; 8.68806Coordinates: 48°41′18″N 8°41′17″E / 48.68833°N 8.68806°E / 48.68833; 8.68806
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Calw
Government
  Mayor Markus Wendel
Area
  Total 25.1 km2 (9.7 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 2,977
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 75385
Dialling codes 07053
Vehicle registration CW
Website www.bad-teinach-zavelstein.de

Bad Teinach-Zavelstein is a town in the district of Calw, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northeastern Black Forest, 6 km southwest of Calw.

The town is internationally famous for a large unique Kabbalistic triptych painting - designed and commissioned by Princess Antonia of Wurttemberg and her academic teachers in 1652 - hanging in the small town church.

The town is also famous for being a health resort with mineral springs for centuries. It once was the summer residency of the Duke of Wurttemberg.

Pine Forest Surrounding Bad Teinach
Bad Teinach Health Resort

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