Leinfelden-Echterdingen

Leinfelden-Echterdingen (German pronunciation: [ˈlaɪnfɛldn̩ ˈɛçtɐdɪŋən]; Swabian: Laefälda-Ächdordeng) is a town in the district of Esslingen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located approximately 10 km south of Stuttgart, near the Stuttgart Airport and directly adjacent to the newly built Stuttgart Trade Fair. The town was formed on 1 January 1975 by the merging of four former municipalities: Leinfelden, Echterdingen, Musberg and Stetten auf den Fildern.^[3] Zeppelin LZ 4 caught fire and burned out in Echterdingen in August 1908.

Leinfelden-Echterdingen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Leinfelden-Echterdingen within Esslingen district
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Coordinates: 48°41′34″N 9°8′34″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Founded	1975
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2023–31)	Otto Ruppaner[1]
Area
• Total	29.89 km2 (11.54 sq mi)
Elevation	432 m (1,417 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	41,042
• Density	1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	70771
Dialling codes	0711
Vehicle registration	ES
Website	www.leinfelden-echterdingen.de

Twin towns – sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Leinfelden-Echterdingen is twinned with:^[4]

• Manosque, France (1973)
• Poltava, Ukraine (1988)
• York, United States (1989)
• Voghera, Italy (2000)

Economy

Daimler Truck is headquartered in the town.