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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Karlsruhe

Elevation
  
104 m (341 ft)

Area
  
42.84 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 9:11 PM

State
  
Baden-Württemberg

District
  
Karlsruhe

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
20,548 (31 Dec 2008)

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind W at 5 km/h, 54% Humidity

Waghäusel ( [ˈvak.hɔʏzəl], [ˈvak.hɔusɛl]) is a German town located in the Rhine valley in the south-western state of Baden-Württemberg. Waghäusel consists of 3 townships which are the core city (1236 residents), Kirrlach (9347 residents), and Wiesental (9596 residents) [as of March 31, 2006]. Wiesental and Kirrlach are located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.

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Map of 68753 Wagh%C3%A4usel, Germany

Among the 3 townships, Wiesental occupies the largest land area of 21.2 km² followed by Kirrlach with 19.4 km² and the core city with 0.22 km².

Sights

  • Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery
  • Baroque castle "Eremitage"
  • Daytaller House in Kirrlach
  • Gothic wood carved altar in the Catholic Church of Kirrlach
  • Old-German wine tavern in Kirrlach (liquor licence since July 15, 1700)
  • International relations

    Waghäusel is twinned with the following towns:

  • Caldicot, Wales
  • Flattach, Austria
  • Szigetújfalu, Hungary
  • References

    Waghäusel Wikipedia


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