Leonberg

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Leonberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Leonberg
Leonberg (Germany)
Leonberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Böblingen
Lord Mayor Bernhard Schuler
Basic statistics
Area 48.73 km² (18.8 sq mi)
Elevation 386 m  (1266 ft)
Population 45,587  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 936 /km² (2,423 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate BB
Postal code 71229
Area code 07152
Website www.leonberg.de

Coordinates: 48°48′05″N 09°00′47″E / 48.80139, 9.01306

Leonberg is a town in the district of Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about 13 km west of Stuttgart. The town is most famous for being the birth place of the dog breed the Leonberger.