Walldürn

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:

Walldürn
Coat of arms
Location of Walldürn within Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district
Walldürn
Walldürn
Coordinates: 49°34′59″N 9°22′5″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictNeckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Government
  MayorMarkus Günther (CDU)
Area
  Total105.88 km2 (40.88 sq mi)
Elevation
416 m (1,365 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total11,611
  Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74731, 63928 (Spritzenmühle)
Dialling codes06282, 06285, 06286
Vehicle registrationMOS, BCH
Websitewww.wallduern.de

Local council

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

  • 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)
  • since 2007: Günther, Markus (CDU)


Sons and daughters of the city

  • 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
Walldürn-Town hall
Walldürn-Savings bank
Gottersdorf St. Michael church

See also

References

  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.


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