Waldburg
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For the town in Upper Austria, see Waldburg, Austria.
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Location of Waldburg within Ravensburg district
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| Coordinates | 47°45′25″N 9°42′46″E / 47.75694°N 9.71278°ECoordinates: 47°45′25″N 9°42′46″E / 47.75694°N 9.71278°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Ravensburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Gullen |
| Mayor | Michael Röger |
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| Area | 22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 723 m (2372 ft) |
| Population | 3,051 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 134 /km2 (348 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RV |
| Postal code | 88289 |
| Area code | 07529 |
| Website | www.gemeinde-waldburg.de |
| County of Waldburg Grafschaft Waldburg |
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| Capital | Waldburg | |||
| Language(s) | Alemannic German | |||
| Government | Principality | |||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||
| - Established | 12th century | |||
| - First comital line extinct | 1183 | |||
| - Partitioned | 1424 | |||
Waldburg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. Most notably is the medieval castle that sits atop the large hill in the town. Waldburg castle dates from the twelfth century, when Waldburg was a County of the Holy Roman Empire.
[edit] House of Waldburg
Main article: House of Waldburg
In 1424, the county was partitioned:
- Waldburg-Sonnenburg, annexed by Austria, 1511
- Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1504:
- Waldburg-Capustigall, annexed by Prussia, 1745
- Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1612:
- Waldburg-Friedburg-Scheer, restored in 1717
- Waldburg-Trauchburg, partitioned in 1717:
- Waldburg-Scheer, restored in 1764
- Waldburg-Trauchburg, annexed by Waldburg-Zeil, 1772
- Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil, partitioned in 1589:
- Waldburg-Waldburg, divided between Waldburg-Wolfegg and Waldburg-Zeil in 1660
- Waldburg-Wolfegg, partitioned in 1667:
- Waldburg-Waldsee, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806
- Waldburg-Wolfegg, annexed by Waldburg-Waldsee in 1798
- Waldburg-Zeil, partitioned in 1674:
- Waldburg-Wurzach, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806
- Waldburg-Zeil, raised to principality in 1803, mediatised to Württemberg in 1806
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