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Seats in the municipal assembly (''Gemeinderat'') as of 2019 elections:
* CDU (Christian Democratic Union): 6 (29,03%)
* SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany): 6 (24,80%)
* Grüne (Alliance '90/The Greens): 5 (24,24%)
* FDP (Free Democratic Party): 5 (21,93%)
Die Synagoge in Walldorf (Rhein-Neckar-Kreis)
Alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved on 2013-07-26. Walldorf is known for cultivating white asparagus, which is available in the months of April through June.
* Joseph Anton Sambuga (1752-1815), a German Catholic theologian of Italian descent.
* John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), entrepreneur, emigrated as a young man to the United States, where he made a fortune in fur trading and real estate acquisition; he was the wealthiest man in the nation at his death.
* Leopold Rügheimer (1850–1917) a notable German chemist, invented the Staedel-Rugheimer pyrazine synthesis
* Dietmar Hopp (born 1940), billionaire software entrepreneur
* Timo Jouko Herrmann (born 1978) a German composer, musicologist and conductor.
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South Franconian
South Franconian (german: Südfränkisch) or South Rhine Franconian (german: Südrheinfränkisch) is an Upper German dialect which is spoken in the northernmost part of Baden-Württemberg in Germany, around Karlsruhe, Mosbach and Heilbronn. Lik ...
: ''Walldoaf'') is a town
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Origin and use
The word "town" shares an o ...
in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
The Rhein-Neckar-Kreis is a district in the northwest of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The administrative headquarters are based in the city Heidelberg, which is a district-free city. As of 2019, the district is the most populous in Baden-Würt ...
district in the state
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of Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
in Germany.
In the eighteenth century, Walldorf was the birthplace of John Jacob Astor, who emigrated and became a prominent fur trader in the newly independent United States, establishing a monopoly in North America. Concentrating on real estate acquisition and investment, and based in New York City, he grew even wealthier and was the patriarch of the wealthy and influential Astor family
The Astor family achieved prominence in business, society, and politics in the United States and the United Kingdom during the 19th and 20th centuries. With ancestral roots in the Italian Alps region of Italy by way of Germany,
the Astors settled ...
.
Walldorf is home to the world's third largest software
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At the lowest programming level, executable code consist ...
company SAP.
Geography
The neighbouring town to the southeast isWiesloch
Wiesloch (, locally ; South Franconian: ''Wissloch''), is a town in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 13 kilometres south of Heidelberg.
After Weinheim, Sinsheim and Leimen it is the fourth largest town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kre ...
. The towns are strongly linked economically. Adjacent municipalities are Sandhausen
Sandhausen () is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of Heidelberg.
Geography Location
Sandhausen belongs to the Rhein-Neckar Metropolitan region. It is known for its san ...
, Leimen, Nußloch, St. Leon-Rot
Sankt Leon-Rot is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 16 km south of Heidelberg.
Geographical location
Sankt Leon-Rot is located in the Kraichbach lowlands, belonging to ...
and Reilingen
Reilingen () is a municipality in the district of Rhein-Neckar in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route
The Bertha Benz Memorial Route is a German tourist and theme route in Baden-Württemberg and member ...
. The train station, named '' Wiesloch-Walldorf'', is located between the two towns.
History
Hallstatt-culture barrows are preserved in the Hochholz woods, near the offices of SAP Deutschland. The earliest documentary mention of the settlement occurs as Waltorf in a 770 deed issued by the Abbey of Lorsch. The Electorate of the Palatinate received Walldorf as an Imperial fief in 1230. The town suffered much during theThirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of batt ...
of 1618–1648, and in 1689 was completely destroyed in the course of the French invasion during Nine Years' War
The Nine Years' War (1688–1697), often called the War of the Grand Alliance or the War of the League of Augsburg, was a conflict between Kingdom of France, France and a European coalition which mainly included the Holy Roman Empire (led by t ...
. The area was settled anew by religious refugees, among them the predecessors of John Jacob Astor, Waldensians from Piedmont
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During the German Mediatisation
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, Walldorf fell to Baden. In 1843 the Rheintalbahn was built: this railway decisively promoted economic development. In 1901 Grand Duke Frederick I of Baden granted Walldorf town privileges. After World War II the companies Heidelberger Druckmaschinen (founded 1850) and SAP (founded 1972; moved to Walldorf in 1977) were established in Walldorf.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (''Gemeinderat'') as of 2019 elections:
* CDU (Christian Democratic Union): 6 (29,03%)
* SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany): 6 (24,80%)
* Grüne (Alliance '90/The Greens): 5 (24,24%)
* FDP (Free Democratic Party): 5 (21,93%)
Economy
SAP SE
Sap is a fluid transported in xylem cells (vessel elements or tracheids) or phloem sieve tube elements of a plant. These cells transport water and nutrients throughout the plant.
Sap is distinct from latex, resin, or cell sap; it is a ...
has its headquarters in the city since 1977. It is Europe's most valuable brand, as well as the largest non-American software enterprise by revenue.
Twin cities
*Astoria, Oregon
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, United States, since 1963
* Kırklareli
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, Turkey, since 1970
* Saint-Max, France, since 1985
* Waldorf, Maryland
Waldorf is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Located south-southeast of Washington, D.C., Waldorf is part of the Southern Maryland region. It is an urban area, with a popul ...
, United States, since 2002
* Freeport, New York
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A settlem ...
, United States, since 2003
Sights
The ''Astorhaus'' was built in 1854, from a pecuniary legacy of the deceased John Jacob Astor to his hometown. For decades, it served as analmshouse
An almshouse (also known as a bede-house, poorhouse, or hospital) was charitable housing provided to people in a particular community, especially during the medieval era. They were often targeted at the poor of a locality, at those from certain ...
, and now hosts the register office and a museum.
The 19th-century synagogue was devastated in the 1938 ''Kristallnacht
() or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom(s) (german: Novemberpogrome, ), was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's (SA) paramilitary and (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation fro ...
'' attacks and most of the congregation was killed in the Holocaust
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. The building is now used as a New Apostolic Church
The New Apostolic Church (NAC) is a Christian denomination, Christian church that split from the Catholic Apostolic Church during an 1863 schism in Hamburg, Germany.
The church has existed since 1863 in Germany and since 1897 in the Ne ...
.Alemannia-judaica.de. Retrieved on 2013-07-26. Walldorf is known for cultivating white asparagus, which is available in the months of April through June.
Representation in other media
*British writerJohn Le Carré
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refers to the town, without naming it, in his novel '' Absolute Friends'' (2003), which is primarily set in Heidelberg
Heidelberg (; Palatine German: ') is a city in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, situated on the river Neckar in south-west Germany. As of the 2016 census, its population was 159,914, of which roughly a quarter consisted of students ...
.
Notable people
* Joseph Anton Sambuga (1752-1815), a German Catholic theologian of Italian descent.
* John Jacob Astor (1763–1848), entrepreneur, emigrated as a young man to the United States, where he made a fortune in fur trading and real estate acquisition; he was the wealthiest man in the nation at his death.
* Leopold Rügheimer (1850–1917) a notable German chemist, invented the Staedel-Rugheimer pyrazine synthesis
* Dietmar Hopp (born 1940), billionaire software entrepreneur
* Timo Jouko Herrmann (born 1978) a German composer, musicologist and conductor.
References
External links
Official Homepage
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