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 of Waldbronn
Location of Waldbronn within Karlsruhe district
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Waldbronn is located in Germany
Waldbronn
Waldbronn
Waldbronn is located in Baden-Württemberg
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Waldbronn
Coordinates: 48°55′28″N 8°28′33″E / 48.92444°N 8.47583°E / 48.92444; 8.47583
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictKarlsruhe
Subdivisions3
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
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
13,235
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76333–76337
Dialling codes07243
Vehicle registrationKA
Websitewww.waldbronn.de

Geography

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Waldbronn is located at the border of the Alb-Pfinz-Plateau in the valley of the river Alb.

History

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Waldbronn 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 93. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.