DEUTSCHLAND	GERMANY
Bundesland: Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk: Karlsruhe
Landkreis: Calw

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Neubulach is situated at an elevation of 600 m on a plateau between the valleys of the rivers Nagold and Teinach in the northern Schwarzwald (Black Forest) region of Baden-Württemberg. Buelach was first mentioned in 1277, but the villages of (Alt)bulach and Oberhaugstett must have been settled already around AD 700. Mining for silver was the most important source of the wealth of the owners of Bulach from the 12th until the 15th century. It is said that the first German King, Ruprecht von der Pfalz (King 1400–1410), paid the costs for his election and coronation with the silver of Bulach. In 1440, Bulach came into possession of the Counts of Württemberg. The wealth of Bulach ended with a large fire in 1505 and the Peasants' War of 1525. Only between 1558 and 1601 some mining activities were resumed. The name Neubulach appears for the first time in 1799. In modern times, mining for bismuth was done between 1919 and 1923. One of the old mines has been reopened for visitors in 1970. Since 1972 a part of this mine is also used for the treatment of patients with respiratory diseases. Neubulach is officially recognized as a climatic spa.

The protestant Stadtkirche (Town Church) [bottom inset] dates from the Romanesque (12th century) and Gothic (15th century) periods. The large crucifix in the church dates from 1648.

The half-timbered Town Hall [bottom right inset] dates from 1605.

The Diebsturm (Thiefs' Tower) [bottom left inset] was built around 1500 and was part of the medieval town fortifications. At times it also was used as a dungeon.

The top left inset shows the Gasthaus zum Lamm (Lamb Inn). In January 2014 it was announced that the building, since October 2013 in possession of the municipality of Neubulach, was to be demolished.
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