Waldenburg, Baden-Württemberg

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
Name = Waldenburg
Wappen = Wappen Waldenburg Wuerttemberg.pnglat_deg = 49 | lat_min = 11
lon_deg = 9 | lon_min = 38
Lageplan = Waldenburg in Hohenlohekrei.pngBundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Stuttgart
Landkreis = Hohenlohekreis
Gemeindeverwaltungsverband = Hohenloher Ebene
Höhe = 506
Fläche = 31.55
Einwohner = 3091
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 74638
Vorwahl = 07942
Kfz = KÜN
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 1 26 085
Gliederung = 3
Straße = Hauptstraße 13
Website = [http://www.waldenburg-hohenlohe.de/ www.waldenburg-hohenlohe.de]
Bürgermeister = Markus Knobel

Waldenburg is a town in Germany, eastwards of Heilbronn in Hohenlohe (district), Baden-Württemberg.

History

The first recorded mention of Waldenburg dates from 1253. By 1330 it was a free city. Plague and war reduced the population during the Thirty Years' War. The Confederation of the Rhine of 1806 annexed Waldenburg into the Kingdom of Württemberg, and the city has been part of the Federal Republic of Germany state of Baden-Wũrttemberg since 1952.

In April 1945 the city was almost completely destroyed by United States artillery during World War II. Postwar efforts have reconstructed some historic buildings.

Population

Estimated population:
*1648: 640
*2000: 3079
*2005: 3083

Buildings and structures

*Waldenburg TV Tower
*Friedrichsberg Television Tower, a TV tower of reinforced concrete under construction
*Evangelical Lutheran, Catholic, and Apostolic churches exist in Waldenburg.