Waldkirch

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Waldkirch
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Waldkirch
Waldkirch (Germany)
Waldkirch
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Emmendingen
Town subdivisions 5 Stadtteile
Mayor Richard Leibinger (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 48.47 km² (18.7 sq mi)
Elevation 274 m  (899 ft)
Population 20,498  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 423 /km² (1,095 /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
Location of the town of Waldkirch within Emmendingen district
Map

Coordinates: 48°05′38″N 07°57′39″E / 48.09389, 7.96083
For the town in Switzerland, see Waldkirch, St. Gallen.

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).

[edit] Sights

  • The catholic church St. Magarethen
  • The ruin of the Kastelburg
  • The market place with the town hall

[edit] Sister cities

The town is twinned with other towns:

[edit] External links

Waldkirch from the Kastelburg.
Waldkirch from the Kastelburg.
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