Wildberg, Baden-Württemberg
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  Wildberg | ||
Location of Wildberg within Calw district 
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| Coordinates: 48°37′26″N 8°44′50″E / 48.62389°N 8.74722°ECoordinates: 48°37′26″N 8°44′50″E / 48.62389°N 8.74722°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe | |
| District | Calw | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ulrich Bünger | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 56.68 km2 (21.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 9,895 | |
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 72218 | |
| Dialling codes | 07054 | |
| Vehicle registration | CW | |
| Website | www.wildberg.de | |
Wildberg is a town in the district of Calw in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The asteroid 117506 Wildberg was named in its honour by its discoverer, the Observatorium Wildberg.
Notable people
- Hans Weisshaar (1913–1991), violin restorer who relocated to America, was born in Wildberg.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Albert Kappis (1836–1914), painter and lithographer
- Dieter Dengler (1938–2001), American warplanes pilot, subject of the documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly and the film Rescue Dawn
Connected to Wildberg
- In the 16th century the Württemberg reformer Andreas Cellarius worked in Wildberg as a pastor.
- The most prominent citizens of the city are Walter Schultheiss (born 1924) and Trudel Smudge (born 1925) (both actors).
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References
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