Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg

Waldenburg is a health resort in the Hohenlohe district, in Baden -Württemberg north of Schwäbisch Hall.

  • 2.1 religions
  • 2.2 Population development
  • 3.1 Mayor
  • 3.2 Coat of Arms and Flag
  • 3.3 partnerships
  • 4.1 traffic
  • 4.2 Established businesses
  • 4.3 Social Institutions
  • 5.1 Museums
  • 5.2 building
  • 5.3 Nature
  • 5.4 Leisure

Geography

Geographical location

Waldenburg has a share in the natural areas Swabian- Franconian Forest and Hohenlohe -Haller level.

Boroughs

Waldenburg Waldenburg consists of itself and the hamlets of Upper Steinbach (173 inhabitants as of 31 March 2006) and Sailach (222 inhabitants).

At the upper part of the village of Steinbach Steinbach top, the hamlet Sailach and the living space background brick heaps. To Waldenburg Waldenburg, the hamlet Goldbach, United Lindig, Hohenau, Small Lindig, Upper Mill, Tommelhardt, Untermühle and brick cottage, the ducal domain Hohebuch, the courtyards Laurach and Rebbigshof ( partially, also to New Stone ) and the residential places Waldenburg station, book house, fish house, Kelter Rain, Neumühlestrasse and Streithof. Disposed of, the dwelling-place pheasant mill.

History

Waldenburg was first mentioned in 1253 and 1330 as a town. With the country's division in 1553 was Hohenlohe Waldenburg residence of the Counts and later Princes of Hohenlohe- Waldenburg. Plague and chaos of war decimated the population in the Thirty Years' War clearly. The town was part of Hohenlohe in the Frankish Empire circle. As a result of the Act of Confederation in 1806, the city fell to the Kingdom of Württemberg, since 1952 it is part of the Federal State of Baden- Wuerttemberg.

In April 1945, Waldenburg was almost completely destroyed by American artillery units. Waldenburg was then rebuilt in the light of modern aspects in historical garb.

In 1957 the first Albert Schweitzer Children's Village was founded in Waldenburg by Margaret Gutöhrlein.

On January 1, 1971, the annexation of Upper Steinbach was.

Religions

In Waldenburg exist Protestant, Catholic and Apostolic Church communities. The Catholic church, together with the parishes of Pfedelbach and Bretz field a pastoral unit.

Population Development

Policy

Mayor

  • Friedrich Ebel (June- November 1945 )
  • Franz Gehweiler ( November 1945 - March 1978 )
  • Gerhard Lauth ( March 1978 - August 1990)
  • Roland Weinschenk ( December 1990 - April 2004)
  • Mark Knobel ( since 26 July 2004)

Coat of arms and flag

The blazon of the coat of arms Waldburger is: In split- top shield in gold on a green ground, three green pine trees, down in a silver border, red reinforced guardant black lion (Leopard ) with untergeschlagenem tail. The flag of the city is red and white.

The detectable in the seals Waldenburg since the 16th century coat of arms engages in the upper half of the city name and displays in the lower half with the Leopard of Hohenlohe heraldic animal. The city colors are the Hohenlohe house colors.

Partnerships

Waldenburg has partnered with Sierck- les- Bains in Lorraine, France since 1970. There are also friendly relations with the same communities Waldenburg in Saxony and Waldenburg in Switzerland.

Economy and infrastructure

Traffic

Waldenburg is on the Federal Highway 6 and the main road 19

The Waldenburg ( Wuertt ) station is located in the area of ​​HNV and lies on the railway line Heilbronn- Crailsheim. Every two hours, runs a Regional Express Heilbronn- Crailsheim, in the hours between the regional train Öhringen - Schwäbisch Hall Hessental.

Established businesses

The business park Hohenlohe is a special purpose association of municipalities Waldenburg, copper cell and Künzelsau and has an area of 230 ha, of which 135 ha are developed. It is located at the foot of Waldburger mountains in the immediate vicinity of the Waldenburg railway station, the motorway and the main road 6 19

In the industrial area, among others, the following companies have their registered office or a manufacturing facility:

  • R. Stahl
  • Ziehl -Abegg
  • SWG (screws Gaisbach ) of the Würth Group
  • Lidl
  • Wolff & Müller
  • Würth Elektronik eiSos the Würth Elektronik Group

Social institutions

  • Albert -Schweitzer- Children's Village Waldenburg

Culture and sights

Museums

  • In the town hall of Waldburg is a museum with Urweltfunden.
  • Since 1971, the castle houses a museum with collections of seals since the early Middle Ages.

Building

  • Waldburg Castle
  • Church
  • Keep
  • Remains of the monastery Goldbach at the settlement site Goldbach
  • East of Waldburg operates the Southwest Broadcasting with the 150 m high radio tower Waldburg- Friedrich Berg since 2008 a basic network stations for radio and television. By 2009, the village was the TV tower Waldenburg in operation, which was dismantled after the decommissioning to the water tower.

Nature

  • Near the settlement site Goldbach are the nature reserves Rößlesmahdsee with Pfaff blade and Eastern Goldbachsee.
  • Between Upper Steinbach and the hamlet Tommelhardt are the nature reserves Upper pasture and Entlesboden that show the natural vegetation of old wood-pastures.

Leisure

  • Garden movement of the Albert Schweitzer Children's Village.
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