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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Waldenbuch (Swabian: Waldebuech) is a town in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Waldenbuch | |
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Location of Waldenbuch within Böblingen district | |
Coordinates: 48°38′14″N 9°7′54″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Baden-Württemberg |
Admin. region | Stuttgart |
District | Böblingen |
Subdivisions | 7 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024–32) | Chris Nathan[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi) |
Elevation | 362 m (1,188 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,779 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 71111 |
Dialling codes | 07157 |
Vehicle registration | BB |
Website | www.waldenbuch.de |
It is the home of the popular Ritter Sport brand of chocolate.
Waldenbuch is situated at an altitude reaching from 340 to 460 meters on the northern edge of Schönbuch forest, 16 km south of Stuttgart.
Waldenbuch consists of the following districts Sonnenhang, Kalkofen, Weilerberg, Glashütte, Stadtkern ("Städtle"), Liebenau and Hasenhof.
Waldenbuch was first mentioned in documents in 1296. The city rights were confirmed September 14, 1363. Since 1363 the city has belonged to Württemberg, but was under the repurchase option of Austria.
Since the Reformation Waldenbuch has been Evangelical. It was only in 1950 that WW2 German expellees founded another Roman Catholic church, St. Martinus.
Population figures are taken from census results (¹) or statistical data from the data office in Stuttgart.
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Country road 1208 (old B 27) connects the city to the north with Stuttgart and to the south with Tübingen. The L 1185 leads west to Böblingen and east to Nürtingen. In 1928 the Siebenmühlental-Railway opened to Leinfelden and was later decommissioned in 1956. The local public transport system is operated today by bus line 86 (Vaihingen-Leinfelden-Waldenbuch) of the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen. Bus lines 760 (Böblingen-Schönaich-Waldenbuch), 826 (Leinfelden-Waldenbuch-Tübingen) and 828 (Stuttgart Airport Waldenbuch-Tübingen) are operated by Regional Bus Stuttgart.
In the centre of Waldenbuch is the town's landmark Schloss Waldenbuch. The castle is the domicile of the Museum der Alltagskultur, one of the most important museums of folk culture in Germany.
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