Althengstett

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

Key facts

German place.type: Gemeinde
German place.image_coa: Wappen Althengstett.png
German place.image_photo: Kirche Althengstett.jpg
German place.image_plan: Althengstett in CW.svg
German place.state: Baden-Württemberg
German place.region: Karlsruhe
German place.district: Calw
German place.elevation: 503
German place.area: 19.16
German place.postal_code: 75382
German place.area_code: 07051
German place.mayor: Rüdiger Klahm

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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 at Merklingen.