Wurmberg

Wurmberg is a municipality in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

For the highest mountain in Lower Saxony, see Wurmberg (Harz).
Wurmberg
Municipality
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Wurmberg
Coat of arms
Location of Wurmberg within Enzkreis district
Wurmberg is located in Germany
Wurmberg
Wurmberg
Wurmberg is located in Baden-Württemberg
Wurmberg
Wurmberg
Coordinates: 48°52′16″N 8°49′6″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionKarlsruhe
DistrictEnzkreis
Government
 • Mayor (2018–26) Jörg-Michael Teply[1]
Area
 • Total7.36 km2 (2.84 sq mi)
Elevation
450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,259
 • Density440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
75449
Dialling codes07044
Vehicle registrationPF
Websitewww.wurmberg.de

Geography

Wurmberg is located on the so-called Platte, a Karst mountain range in the northern Black Forest (Schwarzwald).

Municipality

The municipality Wurmberg includes the districts Wurmberg and Neubärental. Wurmberg was a settlement of the Waldensians from Lucerne.

History

Wurmberg was first mentioned in documents in 1221 as a chapel was built at that time. In the following period, the Maulbronn Monastery secured the rule of Wurmberg. The monastery of Wurmberg came into Württemberg in 1504 following the Bavarian-Palatine War of Succession. At the end of the 17th Century Waldensian Protestants forced to flee from Italy settled in Wurmberg. The establishment of the district of Neubärental in 1721 goes back to these religious refugees. An originating theologian of Bärenthal (Hohenzollern) who had converted with some families from Catholicism to Protestantism, had to leave his home in the southern German town of Bärenthal.

Religion

In 1534, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg enforced the Protestant Reformation in his Duchy of Württemberg. Waldensians immigrants had found refuge in Wurmberg-Lucerne. 40 people form Bärenthal in Hohenzollern had found refuge in Wurmberg-Neubärental.[3]

Population growth

The population figures for the respective area of jurisdiction are estimates, census results (¹) or official updates of the State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg (only primary residences ).

Year Population figures
1654c. 79
December 1, 1871¹1,126
December 1, 1880 ¹1,181
December 1, 1890 ¹1,258
December 1, 1900 ¹1,229
December 1, 1910 ¹1,213
June 16, 1925 ¹1,176
June 16, 1933 ¹1,193
May 17, 1939 ¹1,146
1946
September 13, 1950 ¹1,393
June 6, 1961 ¹1,571
May 27, 1970 ¹2,025
June 30, 19802,191
May 27, 1987 ¹2,241
December 31, 19902,519
December 31, 19952,620
December 31, 20002,826
December 31, 20052,904
December 31, 20103,014

Economy and infrastructure

The nearest railway station is Pforzheim main station, located about 10 km west of Wurmberg. Even closer to the breakpoint is Niefern on the route Pforzheim Mühlacker. Bus lines 739, 761, 763 and 769 of the Verkehrsverbund Pforzheim-Enzkreis connect Wurmberg with Pforzheim.

Education

Wurmberg has its own primary school.

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References
  1. Bürgermeisterwahl Wurmberg 2018, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 29 August 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
  3. The Beck'sche Reformbewegung from 1712 to 1719, baerenthal.de, 27. Februar 2018.
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