Kornwestheim

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Kornwestheim

Coat of arms
Kornwestheim
Coordinates: 48.8598°0′0″N 9.1852°0′0″E / 48.85980°N 9.18520°E / 48.85980; 9.18520Coordinates: 48.8598°0′0″N 9.1852°0′0″E / 48.85980°N 9.18520°E / 48.85980; 9.18520
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Ludwigsburg
Government
  Mayor Ursula Keck
Area
  Total 14.64 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Elevation 297 m (974 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
  Total 31,732
  Density 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 70797–70806
Dialling codes 07154
Vehicle registration LB
Website www.kornwestheim.de

Kornwestheim is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about 10 kilometres (6 miles) north of Stuttgart, and 5 kilometres (3 miles) south of Ludwigsburg.

Entertainment

The Kornwestheim Drive-In Cinema is the only drive-in cinema in Baden-Wuerttemberg. It lies in the town of the same name in the Ludwigsburg district and is well-known outside the region. It has two projection walls; these are 15 metres high by 36 metres wide, and 10 metres high by 24 metres wide. For sound, the Kornwestheim Drive-In Cinema has two FM-transmitters which work on 89 MHz for the sound of the film shown on the big projection wall, and on 91.3 MHz for the sound of the film shown on the small projection wall. The light intensity of the projectors used is 6 Kilowatts.

Kreidler Werke GmbH

The well known small motorcycle and moped manufacturer Kreidler was situated here. It was founded in 1903 by Anton Kreidler and was at first a metalworking factory. Later in the 1950s they started producing small motorcycles with an engine capacity of 50 cc. In the later 1970s they became successful in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Riders such as Jan de Vries and Henk van Kessel won world championships and set speed records with these machines.

Twin towns

Kornwestheim is twinned with:[2]

References

Notes

  1. [Statistisches Bundesamt – Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012 (XLS-Datei; 4,0 MB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011) "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31.12.2012"]. Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 12 November 2013. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Eastleigh Borough Council (2011). "Eastleigh Borough Council: Twin Towns". eastleigh.gov.uk. Retrieved 20 May 2011. 


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