Weingarten (Baden)

Coordinates: 49°3′5″N 8°31′50″E / 49.05139°N 8.53056°E / 49.05139; 8.53056
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Weingarten
Coat of arms of Weingarten
Location of Weingarten (Baden) within Karlsruhe district
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Weingarten is located in Germany
Weingarten
Weingarten
Weingarten is located in Baden-Württemberg
Weingarten
Weingarten
Coordinates: 49°3′5″N 8°31′50″E / 49.05139°N 8.53056°E / 49.05139; 8.53056
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictKarlsruhe
Government
 • Mayor (2018–26) Eric Bänziger[1]
Area
 • Total
29.40 km2 (11.35 sq mi)
Elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
10,534
 • Density360/km2 (930/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
76356
Dialling codes07244
Vehicle registrationKA
Websitewww.weingarten-baden.de

Weingarten (Baden) (German: [ˈvaɪnɡaʁtn̩] ) is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe in southwestern Germany, situated at the transition from the Kraichgau to the Rhine valley. Its name means wine garden in German. Weingarten is located on the Bertha Benz Memorial Route.

While remains of a settlement from

Grand Duchy of Baden
.

The population is about two thirds

Catholic
. The village is connected by Bundesstraße (federal road) B 3 and the railroad
Frankfurt am Main
route.

The village has its own elementary and secondary school; additional schools are in the neighbouring cities of Karlsruhe, Bruchsal, and Stutensee.

The village's main industries are wine and fruit production, gastronomy, and wood, chemical, and metal production.

For recreation, there are sports fields, an indoor swimming pool, a recreational lake, and the nature reserve Weingartener Moor. Also part of the municipality are the settlements Sallenbusch and Sohl in the Kraichgau hills, and Waldbrücke on the plain. The settlement of Sallenbusch was founded in June 1951 and constructed with the aid of U.S. soldiers. The first settlers arrived in July 1952.

  • view from the hills
    view from the hills
  • railway station
    railway station
  • Sallenbusch
    Sallenbusch
  • Catholic (left) and Lutheran (right) churches
    Catholic (left) and Lutheran (right) churches
  • Maypole
  • Walzbach
    Walzbach
  • vineyards and cemetery
    vineyards and cemetery
  • Memorial tower (Wartturm)
    Memorial tower (Wartturm)

References

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg
    . June 2023.