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.
See main article: House of Waldburg.
In 1424, the county was partitioned: