Waldbronn

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 56 '  N , 8 ° 28'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Karlsruhe
County :	Karlsruhe
Height :	261 m above sea level NHN
Area :	11.35 km 2
Residents:	13,151 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density :	1159 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	76337
Area code :	07243
License plate :	KA
Community key :	08 2 15 110
Community structure:	3 districts
Address of the municipal administration:	Marktplatz 7 76337 Waldbronn
Website :	www.waldbronn.de
Mayor :	Franz Masino ( SPD )
Location of the community Waldbronn in the district of Karlsruhe

Waldbronn is a municipality in the Alb valley in the northern Black Forest and belongs to the Karlsruhe district in Baden-Württemberg .

geography

location

Waldbronn is located on the edge of the Alb-Pfinz plateau in the valley of the Alb , about 10 km southeast of Karlsruhe and on the Black Forest-Bäderstraße .

Districts

• Busenbach (5883)
• Etzenrot with Neurod (2184)
• Reichenbach (5512)

Population figures as of July 31, 2019 in brackets

history

All three districts were first mentioned in a document in 1292. As part of the municipal reform in Baden-Württemberg , Etzenrot was incorporated into Reichenbach on July 1, 1971, and Busenbach on January 1, 1972. The municipality of Reichenbach was renamed Waldbronn on November 19, 1974.

In January 1994, the municipality of Waldbronn was awarded the title “place with mineral spring spa” for the districts of Busenbach and Reichenbach.

Religions

Waldbronn has always been predominantly Roman Catholic . Even today there is a Catholic church in each of the three districts. The three previous Catholic parishes in Waldbronn are now part of the pastoral care unit Waldbronn-Karlsbad. Since 1973 there has also been an independent evangelical community in Waldbronn, which has its community center in the Reichenbach district.

politics

The Albtal police are now housed in the old Reichenbach town hall.

mayor

The mayor is directly elected for eight years.

• until 1980: Alfred Ohl (CDU)
• 1980–1987: Albrecht Glaser (CDU)
• 1988–2001: Martin Altenbach (SPD)
• May 2001 - April 2009: Harald Ehrler (CDU)
• since May 2009: Franz Masino (SPD)

In the mayoral election on March 8, 2009, Franz Masino (SPD) prevailed against his competitor and incumbent Harald Ehrler (CDU) with 56.67 percent of the valid votes cast and a turnout of 67.86 percent in the first ballot. He took office on May 1, 2009.

Municipal council

The municipality council has 18 honorary members who are elected for five years. In addition, the mayor acts as the municipal council chairman with voting rights.

The 2019 local elections led to the following result (in brackets: difference to 2014):

Municipal Council 2019
Party / list	Share of votes	Seats
CDU	25.8% (−13.4)	5 (−2)
Green	21.1% (+7.0)	4 (+1)
Active citizens *	17.8% (+17.8)	3 (+3)
Free voters	16.8% (+0.7)	3 (± 0)
SPD *	14.2% (+14.2)	3 (+3)
Turnout: 67.0% (+10.5)

^* In the 2014 local elections, the SPD and Active Citizens ran in a joint list (“SPD / Citizens List”) and had won 5 seats (share of the vote: 30.6%).

Youth Council

In November 2014 the tenth Waldbronn youth council was elected.

coat of arms

Blazon : "In blue a slanting silver wave bar, accompanied above by a fallen golden ploughshare, below by a waning, sighted golden moon."

Explanation : The blue with silver bars is reminiscent of the former Reichenbach local lords of Schmalenstein , the ploughshare and the moon are taken from the seals and coats of arms of Busenbach and Etzenrot.

Community partnerships

Waldbronn maintains partnerships with Esternay , Saint-Gervais-les-Bains on the Mont-Blanc massif (both France), Monmouth (Wales), Reda (Poland) and Stadtilm (Thuringia).

Economy and Infrastructure

Waldbronn describes itself as a "place with a mineral spring spa" and is the headquarters of Agilent Technologies Germany.

traffic

Public transport

Waldbronn is connected to the Karlsruhe light rail network via the Albtalbahn (tram line S1) or the Busenbach – Ittersbach line branching off in Waldbronn (tram line S11) . In the district of Busenbach, coming from Karlsruhe south of the train station, a branch branches off to Ittersbach from the straight line to Bad Herrenalb. The branch to Ittersbach is used by the S11 line, which also serves the Waldbronn district of Reichenbach and its spa gardens. The S1 line serves the Etzenrot district on the route to Bad Herrenalb.

Regular buses and school buses run to neighboring Karlsbad within and between the districts . In addition, the "Ermlisgrund" industrial park in Waldbronn is served by the Karlsruhe bus route 47.

Road connection

With the Karlsbad motorway junction, Waldbronn has a fast connection to the A 8 motorway . The A5 can also be reached quickly via the Karlsruhe motorway triangle .

education

In the districts of Reichenbach, Busenbach and Etzenrot, pure elementary schools are available for education. This is the Albert Schweitzer School in Reichenbach, the Anne Frank School in Busenbach and the Forest School in Etzenrot. In the schools, in addition to the actual school operation, core time and after-school care take place regularly in the mornings and afternoons. The Albert Schweitzer School in Reichenbach, which was previously designated as elementary, secondary and technical schools, and the Anne Frank School in Busenbach no longer offer any further education. This was outsourced to the education center in the municipality of Karlovy Vary.

There are also four Roman Catholic and two community-owned kindergartens.

In addition to the general education schools, there is a music school in the center of Reichenbach. The offer ranges from early musical education to recorder, piano, keyboard, guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, drums, violin, viola, violoncello, flute, oboe, bassoon, saxophone, trumpet, accordion, organ, horn and clarinet up to singing lessons. Participation in a rock band as well as a guitar, recorder or brass ensemble is also possible. The music school's chamber orchestra celebrates great success with its concerts under the direction of Toni Reichl.

The Waldbronn Adult Education Center in the Reichenbach district also offers a wide range of courses.

Culture and sights

Fountain in Reichenbach

Catholic Church Reichenbach

Waldbronner Albgau near Busenbach

Museums

• Heimatstuben
• Radio museum
• Cuckoo Clock Museum

Buildings

• Kurpark with Kursee
• Albtherme Waldbronn
• Maria Refuge Chapel in the Busenbach district

Sports

• The most successful club in the municipality is TV Busenbach , whose women's team plays in the table tennis Bundesliga and was German team champion in 2005. The team included the German national player Elke Schall until summer 2009 .
• Since October 2003 Waldbronn has an ice hockey team again, the Waldbronn Huskies .
• The first team of TSV Reichenbach plays in the national league (2019/2020).
• FC Busenbach has been playing in the Karlsruhe district league since summer 2018
• TSV Etzenrot plays in the district class C.
• The two women's teams (SG Waldbronn) play in the regional league (2019/2020)
• The Waldbronn chess club has been playing in the regional league since the 2009/2010 season.

Protected areas

• Landscape protection area Waldbronner Albgau
• Albtal nature reserve and side valleys
• Nature reserve Kälberklamm and Hasenklamm

Personalities

Honorary citizen

• Alfred Ohl (1926-2004)
• Julius Schmieger
• Helmut Völkle (1937-2016)
• Hans Vollmer
• Pastor Meinrad Josef Lehmann (1925–2011), parish curate since 1957 and pastor in Herz-Jesu Etzenrot from 1969 to 1991
• Martin Altenbach (1933–2013), Mayor of Waldbronn 1988 to 2001 (SPD)

Sons and daughters of the church

• Walter Carlein (1922–2011), politician (CDU), 1969–1990 Lord Mayor of Baden-Baden
• Fred Rabold (1922–1993), orchestra conductor
• Jürgen Eisele (* 1951), CDU member of the state parliament
• Edmund Becker (* 1956), soccer player and coach
• Max Giesinger (* 1988), singer

Connected to the community

Ernstträger 1989

• Erwin A. Schinzel (* 1919), Prof., sculptor, has lived in Waldbronn since 1991
• Ernst Träger (1926–2015), constitutional judge; last lived in Waldbronn
• Markus Schroth (* 1975), soccer player; he began his career at TSV Reichenbach
• Simon Pierro (* 1978), magician; he grew up in Waldbronn
• Norman Bücher (* 1978), extreme athlete and lecturer; lives in Waldbronn

Web links

Commons : Waldbronn  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Waldbronn  - travel guide

• Website of the community of Waldbronn
• 360 degree spherical panorama from Brunnenplatz
• Virtual tour through the community of Waldbronn

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ Official Gazette Waldbronn - No. 35. August 29, 2019, accessed on September 6, 2019 . 
3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 476 .
4. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 482 .
5. ↑ State Gazette No. 9 of March 13, 2009, page 12
6. ↑ Baden-Württemberg State Statistical Office: Municipal elections 2019, Waldbronn ; Waldbronn municipality: municipal council elections 2019 and municipal council elections 2014 ; accessed July 13, 2019.
7. ↑ cf. to dissolve the list connection: Active citizens: Who we are , SPD: On our own behalf ; accessed July 13, 2019.
8. ↑ leo-bw
9. ↑ History of the chapel on the official Waldbronn homepage  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
10. ↑ Honorary Citizen Alfred Ohl
11. ↑ Etzenrot's honorary citizen Julius Schmieger  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
12. ↑ Helmut Völkle became an honorary citizen  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
13. ↑ Heidi Schulte-Walter: Mourning Helmut Völkle - Waldbronn's honorary citizen is dead (Badische Latest News Online from July 18, 2016, accessed on July 24, 2016)