Northern Black Forest
The region of the northern Black Forest includes the district of Calw, the Enz district, the district of Freudenstadt and the city of Pforzheim. The region occupies a bridging function to the neighboring regions of Karlsruhe and Stuttgart. Characteristic of the region are the medium-sized manufacturing enterprises.
Medium-sized enterprises and technology drivers as well as landscape and quality of life
In the region of the northern Black Forest, which covers an area of 2,340 km², lives a population of about 590,000 inhabitants. The region includes the district of Calw, the Enz district, the district of Freudenstadt and the city of Pforzheim. The region occupies a bridging function to the neighboring regions of Karlsruhe and Stuttgart, and is compared to the state of Baden-Württemberg marked significantly stronger by medium-sized enterprises that are to be counted for the manufacturing sector.
Many highly specialized medium-sized enterprises even today tie in with the artisanal and industrial traditions of the Black Forest - for example, the still significant jewellery and watch industry. But also new industries have emerged: In fact enterprises producing medical and dental technology precision products gain an ever-increasing importance to the economy of the region.
Although the industrial focus is with the city of Pforzheim - the center of the German jewellery and watch industries - in the north of the region, however, in the southern districts of Calw and Freudenstadt many companies are located that produce products of world class, as well. These include companies that are active in stamping and precision technology, surface engineering and plastics technology, but also manufacturers of woodworking machinery and furniture or suppliers of the major automobile manufacturers.
Well over 50% of the area of the northern Black Forest region is forested. In the 575 tourist companies in the region 3,440,009 overnight stays were recorded in 2012. (State: 6924 establishments 47,671,708 nights)*
The most important sectors include (by the number of jobs liable for social insurance contributions excluding commerce, the construction and the public sector):
- the metal industry including mechanical engineering
- the manufacture of fabricated metal products
- automotive engineering including suppliers as well as the production of electric equipment
The innovative capacity is in comparison to the other regions below average, but lies with the dynamic index in fourth place.
| Innovation Index of the region* | ||
|---|---|---|
| Overall index | 28,6 % | federal state 38,8 % |
| 22,8 % | federal state 36,5 % |
| 46,1 % | federal state 45,8 % |
| Share of the employment in the different sectors** | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufactoring | 42,2 % | federal state 36,2 % |
| Services | 57,5 % | federal state 63,3 % |
| 15,2 % | federal state 13,3 % |
| 8,5 % | federal state 12,5 % |
| 3,5 % | federal state 4,1 % |
*Statistical State Office of Baden-Wuerttemberg 2015
**Statistic of Employment of the Federal Employment Agency 2015
Contact person
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Wirtschaftsförderung Nordschwarzwald GmbH
Jochen Protzer
Westliche Karl-Friedrich-Straße 29-31
75172 Pforzheim
- Phone:
- +49 7231 154-3690
- Fax:
- +49 7231 154-3691
- Email:
- protzer(at)nordschwarzwald(dot)de
- WWW:
- www.nordschwarzwald.de
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CREATE! PF
Ziel von Create! PF ist es, die Kreativwirtschaft Pforzheims zu stärken, Arbeitsplätze zu schaffen und zu erhalten sowie die Kreativwirtschaft als relevanten Wirtschaftsfaktor für die Region aufzubauen. Full screen- Contact:
- Almut Benkert
- Phone:
- +49 7231 39-3730
- Fax:
- +49 7231 39-2595
- Email:
- almut.benkert(at)ws-pforzheim(dot)de
HOCHFORM - Präzisionstechnik aus Pforzheim
HOCHFORM ist eine Initiative des städt. Eigenbetriebs Wirtschaft- und Stadtmarketing Pforzheim zur Unterstützung der Unternehmen in der metallverarbeitenden Präzisionstechnik aus der Region Pforzheim. Full screen- Contact:
- Herbert Wackenhut
- Phone:
- +49 7231 39-2903
- Email:
- herbert.wackenhut(at)ws-pforzheim(dot)de
INNONET Kunststoff®
Das INNONET Kunststoff® ist Netzwerk-Plattform und Verbindungsglied für die Kunststoffbranche in der Region und darüber hinaus. Mehr als 110 Netzwerkpartner nutzen die Plattform für den fachlichen Austausch und Kooperationen. Full screen- Contact:
- Janet Rosenberger
- Phone:
- +49 7451 6233-42
- Email:
- rosenberger(at)innonet-kunststoff(dot)de
Netzwerk IT + Medien
Initiative des städtischen Eigenbetriebs Wirtschaft und Stadtmarketing Pforzheim, mit dem Ziel, IT- und Medienunternehmen aus dem Wirtschaftsraum Pforzheim aktiv zu unterstützen und zu fördern. Full screen- Contact:
- Christian Gürke
- Phone:
- +49 7231 39-1856
- Fax:
- +49 7231 39-2595
- Email:
- info(at)ws-pforzheim(dot)de
RegioHOLZ Nordschwarzwald
Das Netzwerk RegioHOLZ ist eine Plattform für Unternehmender Holz- und Möbelbranche. In der Cluster-Initiative engagieren sich Akteure, die nahezu die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette Holz abbilden. Full screen- Contact:
- Sarah von Keudell
- Phone:
- +49 7231 154-3637
- Fax:
- +49 7231 154-3695
- Email:
- vonkeudell(at)nordschwarzwald(dot)de