Waibstadt

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Waibstadt
Town
Waibstadt at sunset
Waibstadt at sunset
Coat of arms of Waibstadt
Coat of arms
Location of Waibstadt within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
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Waibstadt is located in Germany
Waibstadt
Waibstadt
Waibstadt is located in Baden-Württemberg
Waibstadt
Waibstadt
Coordinates: 49°17′51″N 08°55′12″E / 49.29750°N 8.92000°E / 49.29750; 8.92000Coordinates: 49°17′51″N 08°55′12″E / 49.29750°N 8.92000°E / 49.29750; 8.92000
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
Subdivisions3: Waibstadt (Main Town), Daisbach, Bernau
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Joachim Locher[1]
Area
 • Total25.57 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,644
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74915
Dialling codes07263
Vehicle registrationHD
Websitewww.waibstadt.de

Waibstadt is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

It belongs to the municipal administration union "Waibstadt", which consists of Epfenbach, Helmstadt-Bargen, Neckarbischofsheim, Neidenstein, Reichartshausen and Waibstadt itself. Furthermore, it is part of the touristic region Brunnenregion.

Geography[edit]

Geographic location[edit]

Waibstadt is located in the valley of the Schwarzbach in the northern Kraichgau, about 25 km southeast of Heidelberg and about 6 km north of Sinsheim.

Neighbour municipalities[edit]

The town is surrounded in the northwest by Neidenstein, in the north by Epfenbach, in the northeast by Helmstadt-Bargen, in the east by Neckarbischofsheim, in the south by Sinsheim and in the west by Zuzenhausen and Eschelbronn.

Parts of town[edit]

Besides the main town Waibstadt, the two villages Daisbach and Bernau are part of Waibstadt.

History[edit]

The first documented mentioning date at 795 AD, but there are indications, that at the same place there was a Roman settlement.


References[edit]

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2020] (CSV). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.

External links[edit]

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