Waldorf, Rhineland-Palatinate

Waldorf
Waldorf
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Waldorf within Ahrweiler district
	Waldorf Waldorf
	Coordinates: 50°29′8″N 7°13′50″E / 50.48556°N 7.23056°E
Country	Germany
State	Rhineland-Palatinate
District	Ahrweiler
Municipal assoc.	Bad Breisig
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Hans-Dieter Felten
Area
• Total	7.61 km2 (2.94 sq mi)
Elevation	156 m (512 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	885
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	53498
Dialling codes	02636
Vehicle registration	AW
Website	Internetpräsenz der Gemeinde Waldorf

Waldorf is a municipality belonging to the Verbandsgemeinde Bad Breisig in the district of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. In 2020 Waldorf had 866 inhabitants.

Location

Church

Waldorf is located in the eastern foothills of the Eifel in the Vinxt Valley between Sinzig and Niederzissen, below the Bausenberg, an extinct volcano. Waldorf is marked by the Geology of the Bausenberg. The lava flow flew along the today's southern border of the village. At the western border of the village the Bundesautobahn 61 crosses the Vinxt Valley with the Vinxtbachtalbrücke.

History

The first documentary mention was in the year 960. Eugen Ewig, a local historian, found out that first signs of settlement prove the existence of Waldorf in 646. Thus Waldorf celebrated its 1350th anniversary in 1996.

Development of inhabitants

1815 – 622
1835 – 742
1871 – 717
1905 – 712
1939 – 606
1950 – 633

1961 – 660
1965 – 663
1970 – 684
1975 – 724
1980 – 757
1985 – 727

1987 – 778
1990 – 798
1995 – 839
2000 – 893
2005 – 926

Source of data: Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz

Events

Spectaculum historiae, a festival on the occasion of the 1360th anniversary of Waldorf's first documentary mention, where Waldorf has been divided into four parts and all eras from the Roman to the new era were represented
St. Remaklus Kirmes, as many other villages and towns, Waldorf celebrates the birthday of its saint. This is usually the first weekend of September. The Kirmes is organised by the catholic bachelors club (Katholischer Junggesellenverein Waldorf 1738 e.V.)

References

^ Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Ahrweiler, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.
^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

[mayor-1] Direktwahlen 2019, Landkreis Ahrweiler, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz, accessed 3 August 2021.

[2] "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.

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