Weissach

Weissach is a municipality in Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Weissach
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Weissach within Böblingen district
Weissach Show map of Germany Weissach Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°50′53″N 8°55′13″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Böblingen
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor (2022–30)	Jens Millow[1]
Area
• Total	22.14 km2 (8.55 sq mi)
Elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,658
• Density	350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	71287
Dialling codes	07044
Vehicle registration	BB
Website	www.weissach.de

The Weissach axle is named after the municipality, where the research centre of Porsche is found. The Porsche 918 Spyder sports car was developed in Weissach.

Mayors

• 1948–1972: Herrmann Kempf
• 1973–1997: Wolfgang Lucas
• 1997–2005: Roland Portmann
• 2005–2006: Reinhard Riesch
• 2006–2014: Ursula Kreutel
• 2014–2022: Daniel Töpfer
• since 2022: Jens Millow

Notable people

• Erich Hartmann (1922–1993), fighter pilot in World War II
• Herbert Linge (born 1928), former racing and rally driver