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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Stuttgart

Elevation
  
387 m (1,270 ft)

Population
  
7,169 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
73550

State
  
Baden-Württemberg

District
  
Ostalbkreis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Friday 10:03 AM

Waldstetten

Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 11 km/h, 76% Humidity

Waldstetten is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

Contents

Map of Waldstetten, Germany

Established businesses

In Waldstetten are mainly medium and small enterprises located. One of them is the kitchen manufacturer Leicht Küchen, established in 1928. In Germany, the company has approximately 850 employees.

Education

In Waldsteten is the Franz von Assisi -School, a free Catholic Realschule. There is also the Unterm Hohenrechberg school. Moreover, there is a pure primary school in Wißgoldingen. The child care is ensured by four Roman Catholic kindergartens.

Regular events

The Albmarathon, a 50-kilometer ultramarathon runs regularly through the municipality.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Bernhard Rieger (1922-2013), a Catholic theologian and Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

    • Other personalities

  • Michael Brenner (born 1960), jurist, professor of German and European Constitutional and Administrative Law at the University of Jena, lives in Waldstetten.
  • Simon Baumgarten (born 1985), handball player, grew up in Wißgoldingen and attended the Realschule Waldstetten.
  • Dominik Kaiser (born 1988), football player, played in his youth for TSGV Waldstetten.
  • Carina Vogt (born 1992), German ski jumper and Olympic champion, lives in Waldstetten.

    • References

    Waldstetten Wikipedia
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