Waghäusel

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Waghäusel
Monastery
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 49°15′N 8°31′E / 49.250°N 8.517°E / 49.250; 8.517Coordinates: 49°15′N 8°31′E / 49.250°N 8.517°E / 49.250; 8.517
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Government
• Lord mayor	Walter Heiler (SPD)
Area
• Total	42.84 km2 (16.54 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m (341 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	21,079
• Density	490/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	68743–68753
Dialling codes	07254
Vehicle registration	KA
Website	www.waghaeusel.de

Waghäusel (German pronunciation: [ˈvak.hɔʏzl̩], locally [ˈvak.hɔusɛl]) is a German city located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg. Waghäusel consists of 3 townships which are the core city (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 city 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 licence since July 15, 1700)

International relations[]

Waghäusel is twinned with the following towns:

• Caldicot, Wales
• Flattach, Austria
• Szigetújfalu, Hungary

References[]

External links[]

• (in German) Official Waghäusel web site
• (in German) Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery

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