Walldorf

For the municipality in Thuringia, see Walldorf, Thuringia.
For the community in Hesse, see Mörfelden-Walldorf
Walldorf
Town
Walldorf from above
Walldorf from above
Coat of arms of Walldorf
Coat of arms
Location of Walldorf within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
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Walldorf is located in Germany
Walldorf
Walldorf
Walldorf is located in Baden-Württemberg
Walldorf
Walldorf
Coordinates: 49°18′N 08°39′E / 49.300°N 8.650°E / 49.300; 8.650
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictRhein-Neckar-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2021–29) Matthias Renschler[1] (FDP)
Area
 • Total19.91 km2 (7.69 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total15,892
 • Density800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
69190
Dialling codes06227
Vehicle registrationHD
Websitewww.walldorf.de

Walldorf (German pronunciation: [ˈvalˌdɔʁf] ⓘ; South Franconian: Walldoaf) is a town in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district in the state of Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

In the eighteenth century, Walldorf was the birthplace of John Jacob Astor,[3] 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.

Walldorf is home to the world's fifth largest software company, SAP.

  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Walldorf 2021, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference EB1911 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).