Waghäusel

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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Waghäusel within Karlsruhe district

(2022–30) Thomas Deuschle^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total42.84 km² (16.54 sq mi)Elevation

104 m (341 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total21,444 • Density500/km² (1,300/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

68743–68753

Dialling codes07254Vehicle registrationKAWebsitewww.waghaeusel.de

Waghäusel (German pronunciation: [ˈvak.hɔʏzl̩], locally [ˈvak.hɔusɛl]; South Franconian: Woghaisl) is a town located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Waghäusel consists of 3 townships which are the core town (1236 residents), Kirrlach (9347 residents), and Wiesental (9596 residents) [as of March 31, 2006]. Wiesental and Kirrlach are located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.

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

Sights

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 license since July 15, 1700)

International relations

Waghäusel is twinned with the following towns:

Caldicot, Wales
Flattach, Austria
Szigetújfalu, Hungary

References

^ Oberbürgermeisterwahl Waghäusel 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.