Walldürn Explained
| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | DEU Walldürn COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 49.5831°N 9.3681°W |
| Image Plan: | Walldürn in MOS.svg |
| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Region: | Karlsruhe |
| District: | Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis |
| Elevation: | 416 |
| Area: | 105.88 |
| Postal Code: | 74731, 63928 (Spritzenmühle) |
| Area Code: | 06282, 06285, 06286 |
| Licence: | MOS, BCH |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 08 2 25 109 |
| Website: | www.wallduern.de |
| Mayor: | Meikel Dörr[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2023 - 31 |
| Party: | Independent |
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:http://www.karlheinzbecker.privat.t-online.de/diakon26.jpg
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
Notes and References
- https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/wahl/buergermeisterwahl-wallduern-2023/ Bürgermeisterwahl Walldürn 2023
