Waldbronn

Waldbronn
Waldbronn
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Karlsruhe
Local subdivisions 3
Mayor Franz Masino
Basic statistics
Area 11.35 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Elevation 230-300 m
Population 12,386 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 1,091 /km2 (2,826 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate KA
Postal codes 76333–76337
Area code 07243
Website www.waldbronn.de

Waldbronn is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 11 km southeast of Karlsruhe.

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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 the S11 branch of the Albtalbahn, an electric railway that forms part of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.[2]

Towns and municipalities in Karlsruhe (district)

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 20 July 2011. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf. 
  2. ^ Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 93. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.