Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Location of the town of Leinfelden-Echterdingen within Esslingen district
Coordinates	48°41′34″N 9°8′34″E / 48.69278°N 9.14278°E / 48.69278; 9.14278Coordinates: 48°41′34″N 9°8′34″E / 48.69278°N 9.14278°E / 48.69278; 9.14278
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Town subdivisions	4
Mayor	Roland Klenk (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area	29.90 km2 (11.54 sq mi)
Elevation	432 m  (1417 ft)
Population	37,222 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	1,245 /km2 (3,224 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ES
Postal code	70771
Area code	0711
Website	www.leinfelden-echterdingen.de

Leinfelden-Echterdingen is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approx. 10 km south of Stuttgart, near the Stuttgart Airport. It was formed on January 1, 1975 by the merging of four towns - Leinfelden, Echterdingen, Stetten and Musberg.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Leinfelden-Echterdingen is twinned with:

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

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung und Erwerbstätigkeit" (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. 31 December 2009. http://www.statistik-bw.de/Veroeffentl/Statistische_Berichte/3126_10001.pdf.