Waldburg

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Municipality in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Waldburg within Ravensburg district

(2018–26) Michael Röger^[1]Area

• Total22.70 km² (8.76 sq mi)Elevation

723 m (2,372 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total3,301 • Density150/km² (380/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

88289

Dialling codes07529Vehicle registrationRVWebsitewww.gemeinde-waldburg.de

County of Waldburg

Grafschaft Waldburg

12th century–1424

The County of Waldburg, shown in green at the bottom right, within Württemberg

Status

State of the Holy Roman Empire

Capital

Waldburg

Common languages

Alemannic German

Government

Principality

Historical era

Middle Ages

• Established

12th century

• First comital line extinct

1183

• Partitioned

1424

Succeeded by

Waldburg-Sonnenberg
Waldburg-Trauchburg
Waldburg-Wolfegg-Zeil

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

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

References

^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.