Walldürn
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Walldürn | |
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Location of Walldürn within Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district | |
Coordinates: 49°34′59″N 9°22′5″E / 49.58306°N 9.36806°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
District | Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2023–31) | Meikel Dörr[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 105.88 km2 (40.88 sq mi) |
Elevation | 416 m (1,365 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,813 |
• Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 74731, 63928 (Spritzenmühle) |
Dialling codes | 06282, 06285, 06286 |
Vehicle registration | MOS, BCH |
Website | www.wallduern.de |
Walldürn is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km southwest of Wertheim. The town of Walldürn consists of the ten districts Walldürn-Stadt, Altheim, Gerolzahn, Glashofen, Gottersdorf, Hornbach, Kaltenbrunn, Reinhardsachsen, Rippberg and Wettersdorf. Walldürn Basilica:[1]
Local council
[edit]Elections in 2014:
The poll was 52,9 %.
- CDU: 13 seats
- SPD: 9 seats
- Demokratische Christliche Bürger (DCB): 5 seats
- Free voters Baden-Württemberg|Walldürner Bürgervereinigung (WBV): 2 seats
- Walldürner Liste (WAL): 2 seats
- Total: 31 seats
Mayors
[edit]- 1901–1907: Knoth, Hermann
- 1907–1909: Schön, Friederich (temporary)
- 1909–1919: Nimis, Wilhelm
- 1919–1920: Helmling, Peter
- 1920–1925: Scheurich, Otto
- 1925–1930: Trautmann, Arthur
- 1930–1933: Geier, Michael
- 1933: Kaufmann, Josef
- 1933–1940: Kiefer, Karl (appointed)
- 1940–1945: Leiblein, Josef (appointed)
- 1945–1946: Trunk, Heinrich (temporary) und Scheurich, Otto (temporary)
- 1946–1948: Schmidt, Hermann
- 1948–1966: Trautmann, Arthur (SPD)
- 1966–1974: Hübner, Alfred
- 1974–1975: Hollerbach, Robert (temporary administrator)
- 1975–1991: Hollerbach, Robert (CDU)
- 1991–2007: Joseph, Karl-Heinz (SPD)
- 2007-2023: Günther, Markus (CDU)
- since 2023 Meikel Dörr (Independent)
Sons and daughters of the city
[edit]- Walter Zimmermann (1892-1980), biologist and botanist
- Peter Assion (1941-1994), ethnologist and germanist
- Peter Hauk (born 1960), forest manager, politician and Member of Landtag since 1992 (CDU),
- Silvia Neid (born 1964), former footballer and world champion coach of the German women's football team
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Walldürn 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.