Waldstetten is a town in the

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state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

Industry- Mostly medium and small sized enterprises are located in Waldstetten, including "Leicht Küchen," a kitchen manufacturer, established in 1928, which has approximately 850 employees in Germany.

Education

In Waldsteten is the Franz von Assisi -School", a free Catholic Realschule. There is also the "Unterm Hohenrechberg" school. Additionally, there is a pure primary school in Wißgoldingen. Child care in Waldstetten is provided by four Roman Catholic kindergartens.

Regular events

The Albmarathon, a 50-kilometer (30 mile)

ultramarathon An ultramarathon, also called ultra distance or ultra running, is any footrace longer than the traditional marathon length of . Various distances are raced competitively, from the shortest common ultramarathon of to over . 50k and 100k are bot ...

runs regularly through the municipality.

Sons and daughters of the town

Bernhard Rieger Bernhard Rieger (born 17 December 1922; died 10 April 2013 in Kressbronn) was a German Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Rieger was born in Wißgoldingen, Germany and was ordained a priest on 29 July 1951. Rieger was appointed bishop to the ...

(1922–2013), a Catholic theologian and Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

Other personalities

* Michael Brenner (born 1960), jurist, professor of German and European Constitutional and Administrative Law at the University of Jena, lives in Waldstetten. * Simon Baumgarten (born 1985), handball player, grew up in Wißgoldingen and attended the Realschule Waldstetten. * Dominik Kaiser (born 1988), football player, played in his youth for TSGV Waldstetten. * Carina Vogt (born 1992), German ski jumper and Olympic champion, lives in Waldstetten.

References

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