Waldkirch

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Coordinates: 48°6′N, 7°58′E

Waldkirch
Coat of arms of Waldkirch Location of Waldkirch in Germany

Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region Freiburg
District Emmendingen
Population 20,433 (2005)
Area 48.47 km²
Population density 422 /km²
Elevation 320 m
Coordinates 48°6′ N 7°58′ E
Postal code 79183
Area code 07681
Licence plate code EM
Mayor Richard Leibinger (SPD)
Website www.stadt-waldkirch.de

Waldkirch is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is known as "the place of mechanical organs", where fairground organs are manufactured and played on the streets from well known manufactures, like A. Ruth and Sohn, Bruder and Carl Frei (from Breda, Netherlands).

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The town is twinned with Liestal in Switzerland.

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Waldkirch from the Kastelburg
Waldkirch from the Kastelburg
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