Waibstadt is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

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Waibstadt
Town
Waibstadt at sunset
Coat of arms
Location of Waibstadt within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 49°17′51″N 08°55′12″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Subdivisions	3: Waibstadt (Main Town), Daisbach, Bernau
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Joachim Locher[1]
Area
• Total	25.57 km2 (9.87 sq mi)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,644
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	74915
Dialling codes	07263
Vehicle registration	HD
Website	www.waibstadt.de

It belongs to the municipal administration union "Waibstadt", which consists of Epfenbach, Helmstadt-Bargen, Neckarbischofsheim, Neidenstein, Reichartshausen and Waibstadt itself. Furthermore, it is part of the touristic region Brunnenregion.

Geography

Geographic location

Waibstadt is located in the valley of the Schwarzbach in the northern Kraichgau, about 25 km southeast of Heidelberg and about 6 km north of Sinsheim.

Neighbour municipalities

The town is surrounded in the northwest by Neidenstein, in the north by Epfenbach, in the northeast by Helmstadt-Bargen, in the east by Neckarbischofsheim, in the south by Sinsheim and in the west by Zuzenhausen and Eschelbronn.

Parts of town

Besides the main town Waibstadt, the two villages Daisbach and Bernau are part of Waibstadt.

History

The first documented mentioning date at 795 AD, but there are indications, that at the same place there was a Roman settlement.

References

External links

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