Waghäusel

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Waghäusel
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Mayor	Walter Heiler (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	42.84 km² (16.5 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population	20,185 (31/12/2005)
- Density	471 /km² (1,220 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KA
Postal codes	68743–68753
Area code	07254
Website	www.waghaeusel.de Coordinates: 49°15′00″N 08°31′01″E / 49.25, 8.51694

Waghäusel (Template:IPA: /vaghɔuɛl/) is a German town located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg. Waghäusel consists of 3 townships which are the core city (1236 residents), Kirrlach (9347 residents) and Wiesental (9596 residents) [as of March 31, 2006].

Among the 3 townships, Wiesental occupies the largest land area of 21.2 km² followed by Kirrlach with 19.4 km² and the core city with 0.22 km².

[edit] Sights

Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery

Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery
Baroque castle "Eremitage"
Daytaller House in Kirrlach
Gothic wood carved altar in the Catholic church of Kirrlach
Old-German wine tavern in Kirrlach (liquor licence since July 15, 1700)

[edit] Twin towns

Waghäusel is twinned with the following towns:

[edit] External links

(German) Official Waghäusel web site
(German) Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Karlsruhe (district)

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