Walldorf is home to the world's third largest software company SAP , and the birthplace of the entrepreneur John Jacob Astor , of the Astor family. The neighbouring town to the east is Wiesloch. Both towns are strongly linked economically. Leon-Rot and Reilingen. The train station, named Wiesloch-Walldorf , is located between the two towns.
The Electorate of the Palatinate received Walldorf as an Imperial fief in The town suffered much during the Thirty Years' War of , and in was completely destroyed in the course of the French invasion during Nine Years' War. The area was settled anew by religious refugees, among them the predecessors of John Jacob Astor, Waldensians from Piedmont. With the German Mediatisation Walldorf fell to Baden. Seats in the municipal assembly Gemeinderat as of elections: [3]. SAP SE has its headquarters in the city since The Astorhaus was built in , from a pecuniary legacy of the deceased John Jacob Astor to his hometown.
For decades, it served as an almshouse , and now hosts the register office and a museum. The 19th century synagogue was devastated in the Kristallnacht , and is now in use as a New Apostolic church.
Walldorf is most famous for its white asparagus , which one may enjoy in the months of April through June. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the municipality in Thuringia, see Walldorf, Thuringia. Coat of arms. Location of Walldorf within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district. Dezember ". July Retrieved Retrieved on 10 April Retrieved on Retrieved 4 January Towns and municipalities in Rhein-Neckar district. Namespaces Article Talk. Views Read Edit View history. In other projects Wikimedia Commons.
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