Waldbronn

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.

Waldbronn
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Waldbronn within Karlsruhe district
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Coordinates: 48°55′28″N 8°28′33″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Subdivisions	3
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  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,676
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76333–76337
Dialling codes	07243
Vehicle registration	KA
Website	www.waldbronn.de

Geography

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

History

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

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

• Edmund Becker (born 1956), German football player and coach
• Max Giesinger (born 1988), German singer