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| Waldenburg | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 3.094 (2019) | |
| height | 506 m | |
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Waldenburg (Württemberg) is a small town on the edge of the Hohenloher level in Baden-Wuerttemberg.
background
Waldenburg is located on the southern edge of the Hohenlohe plain on the heights of the Hohenloher balconies or the Waldenburg mountains. Founded around 1250, the place received city rights in 1330 and was the residence of the princes of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg. The city became part of Württemberg in 1806. It was almost completely destroyed in the last days of World War II. The is reminiscent of the almost original reconstruction Phoenix fountain.
In 1957 the first Albert Schweitzer Children's Village in Waldenburg was founded by Margarethe Gutöhrlein, her conception was that of a non-denominational children's village.
She was able to win over the tropical doctor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Albert Schweitzer for a sponsorship, who accepted the request with the words: "I am happy to do this. Children's villages are a necessity in our time". Gutöhrlein convinced the Waldenburg mayor Franz Gehweiler and the local council of their concept, the city provided the association with a plot of land for the children's village.
Margarethe Gutöhrlein died before the realization of her life's work in 1958. Her husband Georg Gutöhrlein continued to run the business as the association's chairman.
In 1960 Kinderdorf families moved into the first three family houses in Waldenburg. Four more houses were completed the following year. Over the years, more houses were built in the children's village.
Other Albert Schweitzer Children's Villages and Family Organizations all over Germany soon followed.
The smaller districts belong to Waldenburg Obersteinbach and Sailach.
getting there
By train
Waldenburg is on the railway line that runs from Heilbronn above Öhringen to Crailsheim and further after Nuremberg leads. The 1 railway station is outside the city in a northerly direction.
In the street
Waldenburg can be reached from the autobahn 
41 Neuenstein or 42 Kupferzell over the L1036 and the L1046.
The Castle Road leads through the place.
mobility
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Waldenburg belongs to Local transport Hohenlohekreis
Tourist Attractions
- 1 Waldenburg Castle
- Seal Museum, Castle 74638 Waldenburg. Tel.: (0)7942 104-0, Fax: (0)7942 104-77. Exhibits: seals and certificates.Open: on weekdays by appointment.Price: from 20 people € 1.25 each, at least € 25 per group.
- The city wall from the 15th century
- The 33 m high Lachnersturm
- Marketplace with phoenix fountain
- Albert Schweitzer Children's Village with an exercise garden for children. The Albert Schweitzer Children's Village has an information path about the creation of the Albert Schweitzer Children's Village. The exercise garden for children is a special adventure space for children. A bouldering wall, elements of a rope garden, a pipe glockenspiel, a willow tunnel and a sensory path as well as a herb spiral and a natural labyrinth offer space to play and discover.
activities
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kitchen
nightlife
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Practical advice
- Telephone code: 07942
- Postal code: 74638
