Walldürn

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Town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Walldürn within Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis district

(2015–23) Markus Günther^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total105.88 km² (40.88 sq mi)Elevation

416 m (1,365 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total11,813 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

74731, 63928 (Spritzenmühle)

Dialling codes06282, 06285, 06286Vehicle registrationMOS, BCHWebsitewww.wallduern.de

Walldürn is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km southwest of Wertheim. The town of Walldürn consists of the ten districts Walldürn-Stadt, Altheim, Gerolzahn, Glashofen, Gottersdorf, Hornbach, Kaltenbrunn, Reinhardsachsen, Rippberg and Wettersdorf. Walldürn Basilica:[1]

Local council

Elections in 2014:

The poll was 52,9 %.

CDU: 13 seats
SPD: 9 seats
Demokratische Christliche Bürger (DCB): 5 seats
Free voters Baden-Württemberg|Walldürner Bürgervereinigung (WBV): 2 seats
Walldürner Liste (WAL): 2 seats
Total: 31 seats

Mayors

1901–1907: Knoth, Hermann
1907–1909: Schön, Friederich (temporary)
1909–1919: Nimis, Wilhelm
1919–1920: Helmling, Peter
1920–1925: Scheurich, Otto
1925–1930: Trautmann, Arthur
1930–1933: Geier, Michael
1933: Kaufmann, Josef
1933–1940: Kiefer, Karl (appointed)
1940–1945: Leiblein, Josef (appointed)
1945–1946: Trunk, Heinrich (temporary) und Scheurich, Otto (temporary)
1946–1948: Schmidt, Hermann
1948–1966: Trautmann, Arthur (SPD)
1966–1974: Hübner, Alfred
1974–1975: Hollerbach, Robert (temporary administrator)
1975–1991: Hollerbach, Robert (CDU)
1991–2007: Joseph, Karl-Heinz (SPD)
2007-2023: Günther, Markus (CDU)
since 2023 Meikel Dörr (Independent)

Sons and daughters of the city

Walter Zimmermann (1892-1980), biologist and botanist
Peter Assion (1941-1994), ethnologist and germanist
Peter Hauk (born 1960), forest manager, politician and Member of Landtag since 1992 (CDU),
Silvia Neid (born 1964), former footballer and world champion coach of the German women's football team

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
^ "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.