Waldkirch

For the town in Switzerland, see Waldkirch, St. Gallen.
Waldkirch
Waldkirch
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Emmendingen
Town subdivisions 5
Mayor Richard Leibinger (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 48.47 km2 (18.71 sq mi)
Elevation 274 m  (899 ft)
Population 20,857 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 430 /km2 (1,114 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate EM
Postal code 79183
Area code 07681
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 manufacturers, such as A. Ruth and Sohn, Bruder and Carl Frei (from Breda, Netherlands).

Wilhelm Bruder Söhne

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Sights

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Waldkirch is twinned with:

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. 

External links

Towns and municipalities in Emmendingen (district)