Waghäusel

Waghäusel
Monastery
Waghäusel
Coordinates	49°15′N 8°31′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Mayor	Walter Heiler (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	42.84 km2 (16.54 sq mi)
Elevation	104 m  (341 ft)
Population	20,620 (31 December 2010)
- Density	481 /km2 (1,247 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	KA
Postal codes	68743–68753
Area code	07254
Website	www.waghaeusel.de

Waghäusel (German pronunciation: [ˈvak.hɔʏzəl], locally [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.

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

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Waghäusel is twinned with the following towns:

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

External links

• (German) Official Waghäusel web site
• (German) Pilgrimage church of Mary with monastery