Weissach

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Weissach

Location of Weissach within Böblingen district

Coordinates: 48°50′53″N 8°55′13″E / 48.84806°N 8.92028°ECoordinates: 48°50′53″N 8°55′13″E / 48.84806°N 8.92028°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Daniel Töpfer

Area

• Total

22.14 km² (8.55 sq mi)

Population (2013-12-31)^[1]

• Total

7,437

• Density

340/km² (870/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

71287

07044

Website

Weissach is a municipality in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

The Weissach axle is named after the town, where the research centre of Porsche is located.

Erich Hartmann (born April 19, 1922, in Weissach, died September 20, 1993 in Weil im Schönbuch) was a Luftwaffe pilot in World War 2. With 352 confirmed kills, he was the most successful fighter pilot in the history of air combat.

Towns and municipalities in Böblingen (district)

Aidlingen Altdorf bei Böblingen Böblingen Bondorf Deckenpfronn Ehningen Gärtringen Gäufelden Grafenau Herrenberg Hildrizhausen Holzgerlingen Jettingen Leonberg Magstadt Mötzingen Nufringen Renningen Rutesheim Schönaich Sindelfingen Steinenbronn Waldenbuch Weil im Schönbuch Weil der Stadt Weissach

References

↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

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