Kirchheim unter Teck

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Kirchheim unter Teck


Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Population	39,923 (2005)
Area	40.47 km²
Population density	986 /km²
Elevation	312 m
Coordinates	48°39′ N 9°27′ E
Postal code	73219-73230
Area code	07021
Licence plate code	ES
Mayor	Angelika Matt-Heidecker (SPD)
Website	kirchheim-teck.de

Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It is situated near the Teck castle, approx. 25 km southeast of Stuttgart.

[edit] Luftwaffe Bachem Ba 349 Natter launchpads at Kirchheim (Teck)

There are three launch pads for the Luftwaffe Bachem Ba 349 Natter rocket interceptors located in the Hasenholz forest near Kirchheim/Teck at 48°37'42,2" N, 9°29'57,4"E, 48°37'42" N, 9°29'53,5"E and 48°37'39,8" N, 9°29'54"E. They are all that remain from the once active launch site constructed in 1945. The three launchpads are arranged in the form of an equilateral triangle, whose sides point toward the east and the south. The distance between the launchpads is approximately 50 meters. The circular concrete pads on which the Bachem Ba 349's and their launch towers once stood still exist. In the center of each of the three concrete plates is a square hole approximately 50 centimeters deep, which once served as the foundation for the launch tower. Beside each hole is a pipe, cut off at ground level, which was probably once a cable pit. The Natter launchpads at Kirchheim (Teck) might be the only remnants of these rocket launch pads still on publicly accessible terrain. The former test site for the Natter in Baden-Wuerttemberg on the Heuberg near Stetten am kalten Markt is in an active military area, and therefore not accessible to tourists.