Wildberg, Baden-Württemberg

Wildberg
Wildberg
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	Wildberg Location of Wildberg within Calw district
	Coordinates: 48°37′26″N 8°44′50″E / 48.62389°N 8.74722°ECoordinates: 48°37′26″N 8°44′50″E / 48.62389°N 8.74722°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Calw
Government
• Mayor	Ulrich Bünger
Area
• Total	56.68 km2 (21.88 sq mi)
Elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,012
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	72218
Dialling codes	07054
Vehicle registration	CW
Website	www.wildberg.de

Wildberg is a town in the district of Calw in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The asteroid 117506 Wildberg was named in its honour by its discoverer, the Observatorium Wildberg.

Notable people

Hans Weisshaar (1913–1991), violin restorer who relocated to America, was born in Wildberg.

Albert Kappis (1836–1914), painter and lithographer
Dieter Dengler (1938–2001), American warplanes pilot, subject of the documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly and the film Rescue Dawn

In the 16th century the Württemberg reformer Andreas Cellarius worked in Wildberg as a pastor.
The most prominent citizens of the city are Walter Schultheiss (born 1924) and Trudel Smudge (born 1925) (both actors).

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