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Geography
Geographical location
Panoramic view over Waldenbuch
Waldenbuch is situated at an altitude reaching from 340 to 460 meters on the northern edge of Schönbuch forest, 16 km south of Stuttgart.
Districts
Waldenbuch consists of the following districts Sonnenhang, Kalkofen, Weilerberg, Glashütte, Stadtkern ("Städtle"), Liebenau and Hasenhof.
History
Waldenbuch was first mentioned in documents in 1296. The city rights were confirmed September 14, 1363. Since 1363 the city has belonged to Württemberg, but was under the repurchase option of Austria.
Population figures are taken from census results (¹) or statistical data from the data office in Stuttgart.
Year
Number of residents
1. December 1871 ¹
1.895
1. December 1900 ¹
1.832
17. May 1939 ¹
2.204
13. September 1950 ¹
3.265
6. June 1961 ¹
4.475
27. May 1970 ¹
5.220
25. May 1987 ¹
7.389
31. December 1995
8.267
31. December 2000
8.727
31. December 2005
8.651
31. December 2010
8.527
Economy and Infrastructure
Transportation
Country road 1208 (old B 27) connects the city to the north with Stuttgart and to the south with Tübingen. The L 1185 leads west to Böblingen and east to Nürtingen.
In 1928 the Siebenmühlental-Railway opened to Leinfelden and was later decommissioned in 1956. The local public transport system is operated today by bus line 86 (Vaihingen-Leinfelden-Waldenbuch) of the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen. Bus lines 760 (Böblingen-Schönaich-Waldenbuch), 826 (Leinfelden-Waldenbuch-Tübingen) and 828 (Stuttgart Airport Waldenbuch-Tübingen) are operated by Regional Bus Stuttgart.
Sights and culture
In the centre of Waldenbuch is the town's landmark Schloss Waldenbuch. The castle is the domicile of the Museum der Alltagskultur, one of the most important museums of folk culture in Germany.
The old rectory is in the immediate vicinity of the town church. The current building dates from 1720; Since 1990 it serves as a municipal music school.
Waldenbuch Pfarrhaus Old rectory
The Schloss Waldenbuch was a hunting lodge of the Dukes of Württemberg. The core of the system goes back to a castle which was first mentioned in 1381.
Waldenbuch Schloss
Castle and Stadtkirche including associated buildings make up the market square where the town hall is also situated.
Opposite the town hall is the headquarters counterclaim, also a half-timbered building. It was built around 1750 as a guesthouse for court hunting parties.
The market fountain, which is approximately in the middle of the square, dates back to 1953.
The Dannecker House, built around 1620. Here the sculptor Johann Heinrich Dannecker spent his childhood with his grandparents.
