Willstätt

Willstätt
Coat of arms
Willstätt
Location of Willstätt within Ortenaukreis district
Coordinates: 48°32′30″N 07°53′47″E / 48.54167°N 7.89639°E / 48.54167; 7.89639Coordinates: 48°32′30″N 07°53′47″E / 48.54167°N 7.89639°E / 48.54167; 7.89639
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Government
• Mayor	Marco Steffens
Area
• Total	55.26 km2 (21.34 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,569
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	77731
Dialling codes	07852
Vehicle registration	OG
Website	www.willstaett.de

Willstätt is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

History

Medieval

The earliest known mention to the town is from 1232.^[2]

Early Modern

In August 1643 Imperialist forces took the town's castle.^[3]

Towns and municipalities in Ortenau (district)
Achern Appenweier Bad Peterstal-Griesbach Berghaupten Biberach Durbach Ettenheim Fischerbach Friesenheim Gengenbach Gutach Haslach Hausach Hofstetten Hohberg Hornberg Kappel-Grafenhausen Kappelrodeck Kehl Kippenheim Lahr Lauf Lautenbach Mahlberg Meißenheim Mühlenbach Neuried Nordrach Oberharmersbach Oberkirch Oberwolfach Offenburg Ohlsbach Oppenau Ortenberg Ottenhöfen im Schwarzwald Renchen Rheinau Ringsheim Rust Sasbach Sasbachwalden Schuttertal Schutterwald Schwanau Seebach Seelbach Steinach Willstätt Wolfach Zell am Harmersbach

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