Walldürn

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Walldürn
Town
Aerial view of the town center with the Walldürn Basilica
Coat of arms
Location of Walldürn within Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 49°34′59″N 9°22′5″E / 49.58306°N 9.36806°E / 49.58306; 9.36806
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis
Government
• Mayor (2023–31)	Meikel Dörr (Ind.)
Area
• Total	105.88 km2 (40.88 sq mi)
Elevation	416 m (1,365 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	11,813
• Density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74731, 63928 (Spritzenmühle)
Dialling codes	06282, 06285, 06286
Vehicle registration	MOS, BCH
Website	www.wallduern.de

Walldürn is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km southwest of Wertheim. The town of Walldürn consists of the ten districts Walldürn-Stadt, Altheim, Gerolzahn, Glashofen, Gottersdorf, Hornbach, Kaltenbrunn, Reinhardsachsen, Rippberg and Wettersdorf. Walldürn Basilica:

Local council

Elections in 2014:

The poll was 52,9 %.

• CDU: 13 seats
• SPD: 9 seats
• Demokratische Christliche Bürger (DCB): 5 seats
• Free voters Baden-Württemberg|Walldürner Bürgervereinigung (WBV): 2 seats
• Walldürner Liste (WAL): 2 seats
• Total: 31 seats

Mayors

• 1901–1907: Knoth, Hermann
• 1907–1909: Schön, Friederich (temporary)
• 1909–1919: Nimis, Wilhelm
• 1919–1920: Helmling, Peter
• 1920–1925: Scheurich, Otto
• 1925–1930: Trautmann, Arthur
• 1930–1933: Geier, Michael
• 1933: Kaufmann, Josef
• 1933–1940: Kiefer, Karl (appointed)
• 1940–1945: Leiblein, Josef (appointed)
• 1945–1946: Trunk, Heinrich (temporary) und Scheurich, Otto (temporary)
• 1946–1948: Schmidt, Hermann
• 1948–1966: Trautmann, Arthur (SPD)
• 1966–1974: Hübner, Alfred
• 1974–1975: Hollerbach, Robert (temporary administrator)
• 1975–1991: Hollerbach, Robert (CDU)
• 1991–2007: Joseph, Karl-Heinz (SPD)
• 2007-2023: Günther, Markus (CDU)
• since 2023 Meikel Dörr (Independent)

Sons and daughters of the city

• Walter Zimmermann (1892-1980), biologist and botanist
• Peter Assion (1941-1994), ethnologist and germanist
• Peter Hauk (born 1960), forest manager, politician and Member of Landtag since 1992 (CDU),
• Silvia Neid (born 1964), former footballer and world champion coach of the German women's football team

Walldürn-Town hall Walldürn-Savings bank Gottersdorf St. Michael church

See also

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References

1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Walldürn 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

v t e Towns and municipalities in Neckar-Odenwald (district)
Adelsheim Aglasterhausen Billigheim Binau Buchen Elztal Fahrenbach Hardheim Haßmersheim Höpfingen Hüffenhardt Limbach Mosbach Mudau Neckargerach Neckarzimmern Neunkirchen Obrigheim Osterburken Ravenstein Rosenberg (Baden) Schefflenz Schwarzach Seckach Waldbrunn Walldürn Zwingenberg (Baden)		Coat of arms

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