Waldburg Explained

Waldburg
Image Coa:Wappen Waldburg.svg
Coordinates:47.7569°N 9.7128°W
Image Plan:Waldburg in RV.svg
State:Baden-Württemberg
Region:Tübingen
District:Ravensburg
Gemeindeverwaltungsverband:Ravensburg (district)
Elevation:723
Area:22.70
Postal Code:88289
Area Code:07529
Licence:RV
Gemeindeschlüssel:08 4 36 079
Website:www.gemeinde-waldburg.de
Mayor:Michael Röger[1]
Leader Term:2018 - 26
Native Name:Grafschaft Waldburg
Conventional Long Name:County of Waldburg
Common Name:Waldburg
Era:Middle Ages
Status:Vassal
Empire:Holy Roman Empire
Government Type:Principality
Year Start:12th century
Year End:1424
Event1:First comital line extinct
Date Event1:1183
Event End:Partitioned
S1:Waldburg-Sonnenberg
S2:Waldburg-Trauchburg
S3:Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil
Image Map Caption:The County of Waldburg, shown in green at the bottom right, within Württemberg
Capital:Waldburg
Common Languages:Alemannic German

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.

House of Waldburg

See main article: House of Waldburg.

In 1424, the county was partitioned:

Notes and References

  1. https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse