Waldburg
For the town in Upper Austria, see Waldburg, Austria.
| Waldburg | ||
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  Waldburg | ||
Location of Waldburg within Ravensburg district 
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| Coordinates: 47°45′25″N 09°42′46″E / 47.75694°N 9.71278°ECoordinates: 47°45′25″N 09°42′46″E / 47.75694°N 9.71278°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Tübingen | |
| District | Ravensburg | |
| Municipal assoc. | Gullen | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Michael Röger | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 22.70 km2 (8.76 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,182 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 88289 | |
| Dialling codes | 07529 | |
| Vehicle registration | RV | |
| Website | www.gemeinde-waldburg.de | |
| County of Waldburg | ||||||||||||
| Grafschaft Waldburg | ||||||||||||
| State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||||||
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 The County of Waldburg, shown in green at the bottom right, within Württemberg | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Waldburg | |||||||||||
| Languages | Alemannic German | |||||||||||
| Government | Principality | |||||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||||||||||
| • | Established | 12th century | ||||||||||
| • | First comital line extinct | 1183 | ||||||||||
| • | Partitioned | 1424 | ||||||||||
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Waldburg is a town in the district of Ravensburg in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is the home of Waldburg Castle, a medieval castle that sits atop the large hill in the town. The castle dates from the twelfth century, when Waldburg was a County of the Holy Roman Empire.
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
Waldburg castle, in May 2007
References
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