Waldburg
Waldburg | ||
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Waldburg Location of Waldburg within Ravensburg district | ||
Coordinates: 47°45′25″N 09°42′46″E / 47.75694°N 9.71278°ECoordinates: 47°45′25″N 09°42′46″E / 47.75694°N 9.71278°E | ||
Country | Germany | |
State | Baden-Württemberg | |
Admin. region | Tübingen | |
District | Ravensburg | |
Municipal assoc. | Gullen | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Michael Röger | |
Area | ||
• Total | 22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi) | |
Elevation | 723 m (2,372 ft) | |
Population (2017-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 3,145 | |
• Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 88289 | |
Dialling codes | 07529 | |
Vehicle registration | RV | |
Website | www.gemeinde-waldburg.de |
County of Waldburg Grafschaft Waldburg | |||||||||||
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12th century–1424 | |||||||||||
The County of Waldburg, shown in green at the bottom right, within Württemberg | |||||||||||
Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||
Capital | Waldburg | ||||||||||
Common languages | Alemannic German | ||||||||||
Government | Principality | ||||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||||
• Established | 12th century | ||||||||||
• First comital line extinct | 1183 | ||||||||||
1424 | |||||||||||
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Waldburg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is the home of Waldburg Castle, a medieval castle that sits atop the large hill in the town. The castle dates from the twelfth century, when Waldburg was a County of the Holy Roman Empire.
House of Waldburg
In 1424, the county was partitioned:
- Waldburg-Sonnenburg, annexed by Austria, 1511
- Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1504:
- Waldburg-Capustigall, annexed by Prussia, 1745
- Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1612:
- Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer, restored in 1717
- Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1717:
- Waldburg-Scheer, restored in 1764
- Waldburg-Trauchburg, annexed by Waldburg-Zeil, 1772
- Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil, partitioned in 1589:
- Waldburg-Waldburg, divided between Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Zeil in 1660
- Waldburg-Wolfegg, partitioned in 1667:
- Waldburg-Waldsee, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806
- Waldburg-Wolfegg, annexed by Waldburg-Waldsee in 1798
- Waldburg-Zeil, partitioned in 1674:
- Waldburg-Wurzach, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806
- Waldburg-Zeil, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
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