Willstätt
Willstätt is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, with a population of 9,787 as at December 31, 2017. It is situated around 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) east of Strasbourg's city centre.
Willstätt | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Willstätt within Ortenaukreis district  | |
  Willstätt  Willstätt | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′30″N 07°53′47″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Freiburg |
| District | Ortenaukreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Huber |
| Area | |
| • Total | 55.28 km2 (21.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 10,013 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 77731 |
| Dialling codes | 07852 |
| Vehicle registration | OG |
| Website | www.willstaett.de |
Demographics
| 2005 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9151 | 9172 | 9088 | 9096 | 9213 | 9352 | 9569 | 9680 | 9787 |
History
Medieval
The earliest known mention to the town is from 1232.[2]
Early Modern
In August 1643 Imperialist forces took the town's castle.[3] On 1 August, 1675, during the Rhineland campaign of the 1672-1678 Franco-Dutch War, a French army under Comte de Lorges and an Imperial force led by Raimondo Montecuccoli fought a battle nearby at Altenheim, Neuried.
On October 30th, 1754 the tower of the Lutheran church, which was to be planned to be inaugurated on this day collapsed and destroyed many parts of the church as result of a bad foundation. It was later rebuilt with a foundation consisting of oak pillars and the inauguration of the church took then place on November 11th, 1756.
References
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
- Leo BW.
- Helfferich, Tryntje, The Thirty Years War: A Documentary History (Cambridge, 2009), p. 298.
