Walldürn
# Walldürn

Walldürn is a town in the Neckar-Odenwald district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km southwest of Wertheim. The town of Walldürn consists of the ten districts Walldürn-Stadt, Altheim, Gerolzahn, Glashofen, Gottersdorf, Hornbach, Kaltenbrunn, Reinhardsachsen, Rippberg and Wettersdorf. Walldürn Basilica:

## Local council

Elections in 2014:

The poll was 52,9 %.

* CDU: 13 seats
* SPD: 9 seats
* Demokratische Christliche Bürger (DCB): 5 seats
* Free voters Baden-Württemberg|Walldürner Bürgervereinigung (WBV): 2 seats
* Walldürner Liste (WAL): 2 seats
* Total: 31 seats

## Mayors

* 1901–1907: Knoth, Hermann
* 1907–1909: Schön, Friederich (temporary)
* 1909–1919: Nimis, Wilhelm
* 1919–1920: Helmling, Peter
* 1920–1925: Scheurich, Otto
* 1925–1930: Trautmann, Arthur
* 1930–1933: Geier, Michael
* 1933: Kaufmann, Josef
* 1933–1940: Kiefer, Karl (appointed)
* 1940–1945: Leiblein, Josef (appointed)
* 1945–1946: Trunk, Heinrich (temporary) und Scheurich, Otto (temporary)
* 1946–1948: Schmidt, Hermann
* 1948–1966: Trautmann, Arthur (SPD)
* 1966–1974: Hübner, Alfred
* 1974–1975: Hollerbach, Robert (temporary administrator)
* 1975–1991: Hollerbach, Robert (CDU)
* 1991–2007: Joseph, Karl-Heinz (SPD)
* since 2007: Günther, Markus (CDU)

### Sons and daughters of the city

* Walter Zimmermann (1892-1980), biologist and botanist
* Peter Assion (1941-1994), ethnologist and germanist
* Peter Hauk (born 1960), forest manager, politician and Member of Landtag since 1992 (CDU),
* Silvia Neid (born 1964), former footballer and world champion coach of the German women's football team
