Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen

Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Wappen = Wappen Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen.pnglat_deg = 49 |lat_min = 04 |lat_sec = 40
lon_deg = 08 |lon_min = 23 |lon_sec = 33
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Baden-Württemberg
Regierungsbezirk = Karlsruhe
Landkreis = Karlsruhe
Höhe = 100
Fläche = 26.09
Einwohner = 15329
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 76344
Vorwahl = 0721 und 07247
Kfz = KA
Gemeindeschlüssel = 08 2 15 102
Straße = Friedrichstraße 32
Website = [http://www.egg-leo.de/ www.egg-leo.de]
Bürgermeister = Bernd Stober

Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen/BW (UN/LOCODE: DE EGL) is a town of about 15000 inhabitants located in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg in the Federal Republic of Germany. It lies about 12 km north of Karlsruhe and is the site of the main campus of a research centre Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe. In the west, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen borders on the Rhine River. The two villages that make up the incorporated municipality evolved from medieval villages specializing in freshwater fishing and farming. Today, gravel extraction for construction purposes is important to the local economy, as is the cultivation of white asparagus (Spargel). Because of its location in the Rhine valley, hot humid summers are the norm for Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen. Numerous public beaches exist on the shores of artificial lakes that have been formed by extensive gravel extraction. Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen has numerous active community associations and sports clubs. Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen is home to the Sportpark Fassbender, a noted tennis school and training facility. An automobile and pedestrian ferry crossing across the Rhine River runs from Leopoldshafen to Leimersheim.

External links

* [http://www.eggenstein-leopoldshafen.de/ official homepage]
* [http://www.andreasbraeu.de/ local brew pub Andreasbräu]
* [http://www.sportpark-fassbender.de/ Fassbender tennis school and fitness center]
* [http://www.rheinfaehre-leimersheim.de/ Leimersheim - Leopoldshafen ferry across Rhine River]