Waghäusel

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Waghäusel is a German city located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg. Waghäusel consists of 3 townships which are the core city (1236 residents), Kirrlach (9347 residents) and Wiesental (9596 residents) [as of March 31, 2006].

Among the 3 townships, Wiesental occupies the largest land area of 21.2 km² followed by Kirrlach with 19.4 km² and the core city with 0.22 km².

[edit] Sights

• Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery
• Baroque castle "Eremitage"
• Daytaller House in Kirrlach
• Gothic wood carved altar in the Catholic church of Kirrlach
• Old-German wine tavern in Kirrlach (liquor licence since July 15, 1700)

[edit] Twin towns

The city of Waghäusel has the following twin towns abroad:

• Caldicot in Wales, UK
• Flattach in Austria
• Szigetujfalu in Hungaria

[edit] External links

• Map of the region (on Google maps) [1]
• Waghäusel city web site [2] (German)
• Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery [3] (German)