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Location of the town of Ostfildern within Esslingen district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Esslingen |
| Town subdivisions | 6 |
| Mayor | Christof Bolay |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 22.81 km2 (8.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 348 m (1142 ft) |
| Population | 36,163 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 1,585 /km2 (4,106 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | ES |
| Postal codes | 73744–73760 |
| Area codes | 0711, 07158 |
| Website | www.ostfildern.de |
Ostfildern is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approx. 8 km southeast of Stuttgart. It was formed in 1975 out of a fusion of the previously separate boroughs of Nellingen (including Parksiedlung), Ruit, Kemnat and Scharnhausen and currently has approximately 37,000 inhabitants.
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Ostfildern is situated in the east of the Filder area, a fertile plateau south of Stuttgart. It is bordered to the south by the Körsch river, which flows into the Neckar.
The town of Ostfildern was formed on 1 January 1975 from the fusion of the formerly independent boroughs of Nellingen, Ruit, Kemnat and Scharnhausen.
A well-known inhabitant of Ostfildern is Abdul Ahad Momand, who was the first Afghan in space and who got asylum in Germany following the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan.
The town is twinned with Reinach (Switzerland), Montluel (France), Poltava (Ukraine), Bierawa (Poland), Mirandola (Italy) and Hohenems (Austria).
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