Waldbronn

Waldbronn
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Waldbronn
Coordinates: 48°55′28″N 8°28′33″E / 48.92444°N 8.47583°ECoordinates: 48°55′28″N 8°28′33″E / 48.92444°N 8.47583°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Government
• Mayor	Franz Masino
Area
• Total	11.35 km^2 (4.38 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	12,156
• Density	1,100/km^2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	76333–76337
Dialling codes	07243
Vehicle registration	KA
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 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Karlsruhe.

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 S 11 services operating over the Busenbach–Ittersbach railway, an electric railway that forms part of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.^[2]

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.
2. Eisenbahnatlas Deutschland. Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH. 2009. p. 93. ISBN 978-3-89494-139-0.