Waldburg

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Waldburg

Total population

3,005

Elevation723 m

Land area22.7 km²

Coordinates47.76°, 9.71°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Emil Haussmann

SS officer (1910–1947)

Klaus Schwab

German economist, founder of World Economic Forum

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Hans Buchner

German Renaissance composer (1483-1538)

Kai Diekmann

German journalist

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Angelika Buck

German ice dancer

Franz Josef Kuhnle

German priest and theologian (1926–2021)

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Viktor Zoller

German SS officer and adjutant in concentration camps (1912-1947)

Gregor Amann

German politician

Rolf Verleger

German psychologist

Karl Erb

German opera singer (1877–1958)

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Wilhelm Rudolf Kutter

engineer (1818–1888)

Raphael Walzer

German ArchAbbot (1888–1966)

Henry the Lion

Welf dynasty, Duke of Saxony, as Henry III, and Duke of Bavaria, as Henry XII (1129-1195)

Konrad Miller

German art historian, archaeologist and historian of cartography (1844-1933)

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Christiane Sadlo

German screenwriter and journalist

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Stefanie Dimmeler

German biologist and biochemist

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European Striped Shield Bug

Graphosoma italicum

Seen 2026-06-07

Spotted Longhorn Beetle

Rutpela maculata

Seen 2026-06-07

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-06-07

Yellow Satin Veneer

Crambus perlella

Seen 2026-06-07

Cream-spotted Ladybird

Calvia quatuordecimguttata

Seen 2026-06-07

Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Seen 2026-06-07

Black-tailed Skimmer

Orthetrum cancellatum

Seen 2026-06-07

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Seen 2026-06-07

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-06-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers