Weissach
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Location of Weissach within Böblingen district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 48°50′53″N 8°55′13″E / 48.84806°N 8.92028°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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,639 |
• Density | 350/km2 (890/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 |
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. The Porsche 918 Spyder supercar was developed in Weissach; Porsche offered an optional US$84,000 "Weissach package" that featured reduced weight and improved aerodynamics.[3]
Erich Hartmann (April 19, 1922, in Weissach – 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.
Mayors
[edit]- 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
References
[edit]- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Weissach 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ Udy, Jason (4 October 2013). "Build a $1,000,000 Porsche 918 Spyder in Official Configurator". Motortrend.com. Motor Trend. Retrieved 26 September 2017.