Willstätt

Willstätt is a town in the district of Ortenau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany, with a population of 9,787 as at December 31, 2017. It is situated around 12 kilometers (7.5 miles) east of Strasbourg's city centre.

Willstätt
Coat of arms
Location of Willstätt within Ortenaukreis district
Willstätt Willstätt
Coordinates: 48°32′30″N 07°53′47″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Freiburg
District	Ortenaukreis
Government
• Mayor	Christian Huber
Area
• Total	55.28 km^2 (21.34 sq mi)
Elevation	142 m (466 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	10,013
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	77731
Dialling codes	07852
Vehicle registration	OG
Website	www.willstaett.de

Demographics

Willstätt's population 2005-2017

2005	2006	2008	2010	2012	2013	2015	2016	2017
9151	9172	9088	9096	9213	9352	9569	9680	9787

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] On 1 August, 1675, during the Rhineland campaign of the 1672-1678 Franco-Dutch War, a French army under Comte de Lorges and an Imperial force led by Raimondo Montecuccoli fought a battle nearby at Altenheim, Neuried.

On October 30th, 1754 the tower of the Lutheran church, which was to be planned to be inaugurated on this day collapsed and destroyed many parts of the church as result of a bad foundation. It was later rebuilt with a foundation consisting of oak pillars and the inauguration of the church took then place on November 11th, 1756.

References

1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
2. Leo BW.
3. Helfferich, Tryntje, The Thirty Years War: A Documentary History (Cambridge, 2009), p. 298.