Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Leinfelden-Echterdingen 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. It was formed on January 1, 1975 by the merging of four towns: Leinfelden, Echterdingen, Stetten and Musberg. Zeppelin LZ 4 caught fire and burned out in Echterdingen in August 1908.

Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Location of Leinfelden-Echterdingen within Esslingen district
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Coordinates: 48°41′34″N 9°8′34″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictEsslingen
Subdivisions4
Area
  Total29.90 km2 (11.54 sq mi)
Elevation
432 m (1,417 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[1]
  Total40,161
  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:[2]

Economy

Daimler Truck is headquartered in the town.

References

  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2020" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2020] (CSV). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). June 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. "Freundschaften und Begegnungen links und rechts vom Atlantik". leinfelden-echterdingen.de (in German). Leinfelden-Echterdingen. Retrieved 2021-02-18.


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