What is Waldkirch?
{{Infobox German location |type = Stadt |image_photo = Waldkirch Panorama.jpg |image_coa = DEU Waldkirch COA.svg |coordinates = {{coord|48|6|N|7|58|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = Waldkirch in EM.svg |state = Baden-Württemberg |region = Freiburg |district = Emmendingen |elevation = 274 |area = 48.47 |postal_code = 79183 |area_code = 07681 |licence = EM |Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 3 16 056 |divisions = 5 |website = [http://www.stadt-waldkirch.de/ www.stadt-waldkirch.de] |mayor = Roman Götzmann<ref>[https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse], Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.</ref> |leader_term = 2015&ndash;23 |party = SPD }} '''Waldkirch''' is a town in [[Emmendingen (district)|Emmendingen]] in [[Baden-Württemberg]], [[Germany]]. It is 15&nbsp;km northeast of [[Freiburg im Breisgau]]. About 21,000 people live there. The town is on the river [[Elz (river)|Elz]], in the southwestern part of the [[Black Forest]]. The sensor manufacturer [[SICK AG]] and amusement ride manufacturer [[Mack Rides]] are headquartered in Waldkirch. The Catholic church of St. Margarethen (former collegiate church of the same name) was built in 1732–1734 by the Austrian architect [[Peter Thumb]]. == Twin towns == Waldkirch is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with: * {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Charleroi]], Belgium * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Chavanay]], France * {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Liestal]], Switzerland * {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Sélestat]], France * {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Worthing]], England, United Kingdom == References == {{reflist}} {{Commonscat}} {{Cities and towns in Emmendingen (district)}} {{authority control}} {{europe-stub}} [[Category:Emmendingen (district)]]