Waldbronn
Waldbronn is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 11 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Karlsruhe.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Waldbronn within Karlsruhe district  | |
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| Coordinates: 48°55′28″N 8°28′33″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Karlsruhe |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–30) | Christian Stalf[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 300 m (1,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 230 m (750 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 12,962 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (3,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76333–76337 |
| Dialling codes | 07243 |
| Vehicle registration | KA |
| Website | www.waldbronn.de |
Geography
Waldbronn is located at the border of the Alb-Pfinz-Plateau in the valley of the river Alb.
History
Waldbronn was founded in 1972 as a result of a municipal restructuring, when the communities Busenbach and Reichenbach merged. A year earlier the community of Etzenrot had been merged with Reichenbach already.
The three communities are first mentioned in historic documents in 1292.
In January 1994 Waldbronn was awarded the official status of "Ort mit Heilquellen-Kurbetrieb", indicating the medicinal benefits of its hot wells.
Transport
Reichenbach is connected to the city of Karlsruhe by S 11 services operating over the Busenbach–Ittersbach railway, an electric railway that forms part of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.[3]
Sons and daughters
- Edmund Becker (born 1956), German football player and coach
- Max Giesinger (born 1988), German singer
References
- Bürgermeisterwahl Waldbronn 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
- Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 93. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.
