Elevation 230-300 m (−750 ft) Local time Friday 7:06 AM | District Karlsruhe Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 12,377 (31 Dec 2008) | |
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Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Waldbronn is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated in the northern Black Forest, 11 kilometres (7 miles) southeast of Karlsruhe.
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Map of 76337 Waldbronn, Germany
Geography
Waldbronn is located at the border of the Alb-Pfinz-Plateau in the valley of the river Alb.
History
Waldbronn was founded in 1972 as a result of a municipal restructuring, when the communities Busenbach and Reichenbach merged. A year earlier the community of Etzenrot had been merged with Reichenbach already.
The three communities are first mentioned in historic documents in 1292.
In January 1994 Waldbronn was awarded the official status of "Ort mit Heilquellen-Kurbetrieb", indicating the medicinal benefits of its hot wells.
Transport
Reichenbach is connected to the city of Karlsruhe by S 11 services operating over the Busenbach–Ittersbach railway, an electric railway that forms part of the Karlsruhe Stadtbahn.