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Bad Wildbad is a town in Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located in the government district (Regierungsbezirk) of Karlsruhe and in the district (Landkreis) of Calw. Its coordinates are 48° 45' N, 8° 33' E. About 10,130 people live there. The current mayor is Mauro Gauger. The current town of Bad Wildbad is an amalgamation of several communities brought together under local government reform in 1974. The member communities are Wildbad, Calmbach, Sprollenhaus, Nonnenmiß and Aichelberg, along with the hamlets of Hünerberg und Meistern. The town was named only Wildbad until 1991, when it was given its current name ("Bad" is German for "bath", a reference to the town's status as a spa town). It is picturesquely situated 420 m above sea level, in the romantic pine-clad gorge of the Enz, a tributary of the Neckar in the Black Forest. The town is 45 km west of Stuttgart, 50 km southeast of Karlsruhe, 30 km south of Pforzheim, and 23 km east of Baden-Baden. The town has a direct Tram link to Pforzheim by Line S6 which runs from the Kurpark in the town, along King Karl Street itself to the town's old railway station before heading out into the country via Calmbach, Höfen an der Enz, Neuenbürg and Birkenfeld. Towering above Bad Wildbad is a small mountain, the Wildbader Sommerberg, whose top may be reached by the Sommerbergbahn, a funicular railway. It covers a vertical difference of about 300 m. It is historically a popular medicinal spa. The neighbourhood is picturesque, the most attractive spot being the Wildsee—a small lake some distance from the town itself, measuring 2.3 ha, and at about 900 m above sea level.The annual Rossini in Wildbad opera festival, held in July, brings an international audience to the Kurhaus and the Kurtheater to hear belcanto works by Gioachino Rossini and his contemporaries. It is the scene of the early pages of Armadale by Wilkie Collins. A part of Bad Wildbad is Aichelberg. There is a path: Fautsburg Path.

The Palais Thermal is a spa in Bad Wildbad in Germany. The construction for the spa building was finished in 1847 and opened under the name of Graf-Eberhard-Bad.

The Große Enz is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At its confluence with the Kleine Enz in Calmbach, the Enz is formed.

The Kleine Enz ("Little Enz") is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is 20 kilometers in length. At its confluence with the Große Enz in Calmbach, the Enz is formed.

The Eyachtal Span is the crossing of the Eyach valley with a 110 kV line in Neuenbürg and Höfen an der Enz in the Black Forest in Germany. The Eyachtal Span was built in 1992. With a span of 1444 metres, it is the greatest span of a power line in Germany. The pylons on which the Eyach Span is fixed are 70 metres high and located on Heuberg and Eiberg.

The Brotenaubach is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At its confluence with the Dürreych west of Bad Wildbad, the Eyach is formed.

Dürreych is a river of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At its confluence with the Brotenaubach west of Bad Wildbad, the Eyach is formed.

Höfen or Höfen an der Enz is a municipality in Calw district, in the region of Karlsruhe of Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Höfen is located on the River Enz at the northern edge of the Black Forest. It is located where street L 343 intersects with street B 294 (Gundelfingen - Bretten).

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

The Eyach is a river in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Enz near Höfen an der Enz. Including its source river Brotenaubach, it is 18.5 km-long.

The Wildsee is a small lake within an area of bog between Bad Wildbad and Gernsbach, high in the Northern Black Forest mountain range in southwestern Germany. The lake is fed by rain water. It is part of the Kaltenbronn Nature Reserve. The area has a geological base of sandstone. The sandstone developed a rich brown soil, which originally allowed the European Beech to grow. In the later development of forestry, the Norway Spruce and European Pine (Pinus sylvestris) were introduced. These three tree species can be found in the vicinity of the lake.

Straubenhardt is a municipality in the Enz district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 21 km southeast of Karlsruhe, and 14 km west of Pforzheim.