Simmersfeld

History

The village of Aichhalden was acquired in 1345 by the County of Württemberg and was assigned to the district of Neuweiler, then to that of Calw in the early 16th century. Simmersfeld, Beuren, and Ettmannsweiler were manorial estates of the township of Altensteig, which became a possession of the now-Duchy of Württemberg in 1603 and made the seat of its own district. Fünfbronn came into Württemberger possession in the around 1464 after buying its independence from All Saints' Abbey and was assigned to the district of Neuenbürg. In the first decade of the 19th century, the administrative structure of the newly created Kingdom of Württemberg was reformed and its districts recreated as Oberämter; Neuweiler was made an Oberamt in 1808, but then in 1810 dissolved, resulting in Simmersfeld, Beuren, and Ettmannsweiler being assigned to . Fünfbronn was reassigned from in 1806 to , then to Oberamt Nagold in 1812. In the district reforms of 1938, Aichhalden, Beuren, Ettmannsweiler, Fünfbronn, and Simmersfeld were all brought together under Landkreis Calw. In 1975, they merged into a single municipality.

Geography

The municipality (Gemeinde) of Simmersfeld is located at the south-western edge of the district of Calw, in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It lies along the border with the district of Freudenstadt to the south and west. The municipal area lies within the greater Black Forest region, stretching from the upper valley of the Kleine Enz in the north to the Nagold in the south. A portion of Simmersfeld's area lies in the Grinde to the north. Elevation above sea level in the municipal area ranges from a high of Normalnull (NN), in the Enzwald, to a low of NN. A portion of the federally protected nature reserve is located in Simmersfeld's municipal area.

Most-observed species

• Eurasian Blackbird

  Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  589
• Great Tit

  Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  579
• Common Chaffinch

  Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  543
• Eurasian Blue Tit

  Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  526
• European Robin

  Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  468
• Coal Tit

  Periparus ater (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  429
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  384
• Eurasian Jay

  Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  356

Most recent

• M 3.4 — 2022-10-16
  Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany
• M 4 — 2022-07-09
  2 km NNE of Grosselfingen, Germany
• M 4.1 — 2021-06-26
  2 km SE of Hœrdt, France
• M 3.1 — 2008-12-25
  3 km NNW of Saulgau, Germany
• M 2.5 — 2008-12-12
  2 km ESE of Nehren, Germany
• M 2.8 — 2008-11-25
  1 km S of Steinmauern, Germany