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Waldstetten
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Waldstetten within Ostalbkreis district
Waldstetten Show map of Germany Waldstetten Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°46′00″N 09°49′13″E / 48.76667°N 9.82028°E / 48.76667; 9.82028
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ostalbkreis
Government
•  Mayor (2017–25)	Michael Rembold [1] ( Ind.)
Area
• Total	20.95 km2 (8.09 sq mi)
Elevation	387 m (1,270 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31) [2]
• Total	7,231
• Density	350/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 ( CET)
• Summer ( DST)	UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Postal codes	73550
Dialling codes	07171
Vehicle registration	AA
Website	www.waldstetten.de

Waldstetten is a town in the German state of Baden-Württemberg, in Ostalbkreis district.

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

Industry- Mostly medium and small sized enterprises are located in Waldstetten, including "Leicht Küchen," a kitchen manufacturer, established in 1928, which has approximately 850 employees in Germany.

Education

In Waldsteten is the Franz von Assisi -School", a free Catholic Realschule. There is also the "Unterm Hohenrechberg" school. Additionally, there is a pure primary school in Wißgoldingen. Child care in Waldstetten is provided by four Roman Catholic kindergartens.

Regular events

The Albmarathon, a 50-kilometer (30 mile) ultramarathon runs regularly through the municipality.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Bernhard Rieger (1922–2013), a Catholic theologian and Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

Other personalities

• Michael Brenner (born 1960), jurist, professor of German and European Constitutional and Administrative Law at the University of Jena, lives in Waldstetten.
• Simon Baumgarten (born 1985), handball player, grew up in Wißgoldingen and attended the Realschule Waldstetten.
• Dominik Kaiser (born 1988), football player, played in his youth for TSGV Waldstetten.
• Carina Vogt (born 1992), German ski jumper and Olympic champion, lives in Waldstetten.

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