Waldburg
Waldburg | |
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Panorama of Waldburg | |
Location of Waldburg within Ravensburg district | |
| Coordinates: 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. | Ravensburg (district) |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Michael Röger |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 723 m (2,372 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 3,281 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 88289 |
| Dialling codes | 07529 |
| Vehicle registration | RV |
| Website | www.gemeinde-waldburg.de |
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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.