Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Leinfelden-Echterdingen (Swabian: Laefälda-Ächdordeng) is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Stuttgart, near the Stuttgart Airport and directly adjacent to the newly built Stuttgart Trade Fair. The town was formed on 1 January 1975 by the merging of four former municipalities: Leinfelden, Echterdingen, Musberg and Stetten auf den Fildern.[2] Zeppelin LZ 4 caught fire and burned out in Echterdingen in August 1908.

Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Coat of arms of Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Location of Leinfelden-Echterdingen within Esslingen district
Leinfelden-Echterdingen   is located in Germany
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen   is located in Baden-Württemberg
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Coordinates: 48°41′34″N 9°8′34″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictEsslingen
Founded1975
Subdivisions4
Area
  Total29.90 km2 (11.54 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[1]
  Total40,100
  Density1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
70771
Dialling codes0711
Vehicle registrationES
Websitewww.leinfelden-echterdingen.de

Twin towns – sister cities

Leinfelden-Echterdingen is twinned with:[3]

Economy

Daimler Truck is headquartered in the town.

References

  1. "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.
  2. Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.1975, Statistisches Bundesamt
  3. "Freundschaften und Begegnungen links und rechts vom Atlantik". leinfelden-echterdingen.de (in German). Leinfelden-Echterdingen. Retrieved 2021-02-18.


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