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Waibstadt

Coordinates: 49°17′51″N 08°55′12″E / 49.29750°N 8.92000°E / 49.29750; 8.92000
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Waibstadt
Waibstadt at sunset
Waibstadt at sunset
Coat of arms of Waibstadt
Location of Waibstadt within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
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Waibstadt is located in Germany
Waibstadt
Waibstadt
Waibstadt is located in Baden-Württemberg
Waibstadt
Waibstadt
Coordinates: 49°17′51″N 08°55′12″E / 49.29750°N 8.92000°E / 49.29750; 8.92000
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
Subdivisions3: Waibstadt (Main Town), Daisbach, Bernau
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Joachim Locher[1]
Area
 • Total25.57 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Elevation
172 m (564 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,728
 • Density220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
74915
Dialling codes07263
Vehicle registrationHD
Websitewww.waibstadt.de

Waibstadt (pronounced [ˈvaɪ̯pˌʃtat] ) is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

It belongs to the municipal administration union "Waibstadt", which consists of Epfenbach, Helmstadt-Bargen, Neckarbischofsheim, Neidenstein, Reichartshausen and Waibstadt itself. Furthermore, it is part of the touristic region Brunnenregion.

Geography

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Geographic location

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Waibstadt is located in the valley of the Schwarzbach in the northern Kraichgau, about 25 km southeast of Heidelberg and about 6 km north of Sinsheim.

Neighbour municipalities

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The town is surrounded in the northwest by Neidenstein, in the north by Epfenbach, in the northeast by Helmstadt-Bargen, in the east by Neckarbischofsheim, in the south by Sinsheim and in the west by Zuzenhausen and Eschelbronn.

Parts of town

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Besides the main town Waibstadt, the two villages Daisbach and Bernau are part of Waibstadt.

History

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The first documented mentioning date at 795 AD, but there are indications, that at the same place there was a Roman settlement.


References

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  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
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