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Leutenbach is a municipality in the Rems-Murr district, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located 15 km east of Ludwigsburg, and 20 km northeast of Stuttgart.
Leutenbach | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Leutenbach within Rems-Murr-Kreis district  | |
  Leutenbach  Leutenbach | |
| Coordinates: 48°53′18″N 09°23′29″E / 48.88833°N 9.39139°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Rems-Murr-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2023–31) | Jürgen Kiesl[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.73 km2 (5.69 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,777 |
| • Density | 800/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 71397 |
| Dialling codes | 07195 |
| Vehicle registration | WN |
| Website | www.leutenbach.de |
The footballer Andreas Hinkel, formerly VfB Stuttgart, now Celtic F.C., and also a player for the Germany national team, was born in Backnang, but grew up in Leutenbach. Spree killer Tim Kretschmer grew up and lived in Leutenbach.
Economy and infrastructure
editThe Stuttgart S-Bahn connects the municipality with Stuttgart.
Transportation
editNellmersbach is a breakpoint at the Waiblingen-Schwäbisch Hall railway. The line S3 (Backnang-Stuttgart Airport ) that connects Nellmersbach in 15- to 30-minute intervals with the state capital Stuttgart runs on this route. In September 2009, a new lane of highway 14 was opened, allowing the western bypass of Winnenden. Therefore, the over one kilometer long Leutenbachtunnel was built.
Established businesses
editHP Kaysser, sheet metal working and processing.
Media
editThe daily newspaper Winnender Zeitung reports on the local current affairs in Leutenbach.
Education
editPrimary schools are located in all three neighborhoods of Leutenbach as well as a Werkrealschule. Schools are located in Winnenden and Backnang. There are a total of seven kindergartens. Leutenbach also has a branch of the Folk high school Winnenden.
Demographics
editPopulation development:[3]
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Sport clubs
editA detailed list of all Leutenbach clubs can be found on the website of the municipality.
References
edit- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Leutenbach 2023, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ "Städte und Gemeinden in Rems-Murr-Kreis (Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
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