Walldorf
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Walldorf is a town located in the Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district of Baden-Württemberg, a state in southwestern Germany. While the provided information does not specify why it matters historically or culturally, it is a recognized municipality in this region of Germany.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.name
- Walldorf
- German place.image_photo
- WalldorfZentrum2021-05-14-12-56-31.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- Walldorf from above
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Walldorf (Baden) COA.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Walldorf in HD.svg
- German place.state
- Baden-Württemberg
- German place.region
- Karlsruhe
- German place.district
- Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
- German place.elevation
- 110
- German place.area
- 19.91
- German place.postal_code
- 69190
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- Geography
- History
- Politics
- Economy
- Twin cities
- Sights
- Representation in other media
- Notable people
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Walldorf (; 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, 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.