Willstätt

Willstätt

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Willstätt

Coordinates: 48°32′30″N 07°53′47″E / 48.54167°N 7.89639°E / 48.54167; 7.89639Coordinates: 48°32′30″N 07°53′47″E / 48.54167°N 7.89639°E / 48.54167; 7.89639
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Freiburg
District Ortenaukreis
Government
  Mayor Marco Steffens
Area
  Total 55.26 km2 (21.34 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 9,569
  Density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 77731
Dialling codes 07852
Vehicle registration OG
Website www.willstaett.de

Willstätt is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History

Medieval

The earliest known mention to the town is from 1232.[2]

Early Modern

In August 1643 Imperialist forces took the town's castle.[3]

References

  1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland nach Fläche, Bevölkerung und Postleitzahl am 30.09.2016". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2016.
  2. Leo BW.
  3. Helfferich, Tryntje, The Thirty Years War: A Documentary History (Cambridge, 2009), p. 298.


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