Wassertrüdingen

Wassertrüdingen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Wassertrüdingen within Ansbach district
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Coordinates: 49°2′N 10°36′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Mittelfranken
District	Ansbach
Subdivisions	6 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2018–24)	Stefan Ultsch (SPD)
Area
• Total	53.58 km2 (20.69 sq mi)
Elevation	423 m (1,388 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)
• Total	6,427
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91717
Dialling codes	0 98 32
Vehicle registration	AN
Website	www.wassertruedingen.de

Wassertrüdingen is a town in the district of Ansbach, Middle Franconia, Bavaria, Germany. It is between the Hesselberg, the only Franconian mountain with a view on the Alps, the wooded heights of the Oettinger Forest and the foothills of the Hahnenkamm. The Fränkisches Seenland (Franconian Lake District) recreation area is 15 kilometers away. Altentrüdingen, Fürnheim, Geilsheim, Obermögersheim, Reichenbach und Schobdach are part of Wassertrüdingen

First documentary evidence in 836 is as truth muntiga. In 1524 Wassertrüdingen was occupied by peasants during the German Peasants' War. During the Thirty Years' War it was severely damaged and had not fully recovered yet 150 years later. In the last weeks of the Second World War the train station was bombarded.

People

• Christian Friedrich Freyer (1794-1885), German entomologist
• Johannes Seidlitz (born 1990), German racing driver

External links

• http://wassertrüdingen.de the official website of Wassertrüdingen. In German