Waghäusel
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| Waghäusel | |
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| Coordinates: | |
| Time zone: | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Administration | |
| Country: | Germany |
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| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Administrative region: | Karlsruhe |
| District: | Karlsruhe |
| Mayor: | Walter Heiler (SPD) |
| Basic Statistics | |
| Area: | 42.84 km² (17 sq.mi.) |
| Population: | 20,185 (31 Dec. 2005) |
| - Density: | 471 /km² (1,220 /sq.mi.) |
| Elevation: | 104 m (341 ft) |
| Further Information | |
| Postal codes: | 68743–68753 |
| Area code: | 07254 |
| Licence plate code: | KA |
| Website: | www.waghaeusel.de |
- The title of this article contains the character ä. Where it is unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Waghaeusel.
Waghäusel is a German town 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
Waghäusel is twinned with the following towns:
[edit] External links
- (German) Official Waghäusel web site
- (German) Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery
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