Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Coat of arms
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Location of Leinfelden-Echterdingen within Esslingen district
Coordinates: 48°41′34″N 9°8′34″E / 48.69278°N 9.14278°ECoordinates: 48°41′34″N 9°8′34″E / 48.69278°N 9.14278°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Area
• Total	29.90 km^2 (11.54 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	37,609
• Density	1,300/km^2 (3,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	70771
Dialling codes	0711
Vehicle registration	ES
Website	www.leinfelden-echterdingen.de

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 lz4 caught fire and burned out in Echterdingen in August 1908.

International relations

Leinfelden-Echterdingen is twinned with:

• Manosque (France), since 1973
• Poltava (Ukraine), since 1988
• York, Pennsylvania (USA), since 1989
• Voghera (Italy), since 2000

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

External links

• Leinfelden-Echterdingen travel guide from Wikivoyage