Kornwestheim

Kornwestheim
Kornwestheim
Town
	Coat of arms
	Karte des Stadtgebiets
	Kornwestheim Kornwestheim
	Coordinates: 48.8598°0′0″N 9.1852°0′0″E / 48.85980°N 9.18520°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Ludwigsburg
Government
• Lord mayor	Ursula Keck
Area
• Total	14.64 km2 (5.65 sq mi)
Elevation	297 m (974 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	34,130
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	70797–70806
Dialling codes	07154
Vehicle registration	LB
Website	www.kornwestheim.de

Kornwestheim is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the third largest town of the Ludwigsburg district, behind Ludwigsburg and Bietigheim Bissingen.

Since 1956, Kornwestheim has been an administrative district town in Baden-Württemberg.

Geography

Kornwestheim lies about 10 km in the north of Stuttgart. In the southwest Neckarbecken at the east edge of the Strohgäus within the Langes Feld. In the town, the Gänsbach flows east towards the Neckar.

Neighbouring towns

The following towns and municipalities share a border with Kornwestheim (clockwise beginning in the west): Möglingen, Ludwigsburg and Remseck at the Neckar (all district Ludwigsburg) as well as Stuttgart (urban area)

Town layout

The municipality of Kornwestheim consists of the town centre and Pattonville. The latter became a part of Kornwestheim only at the beginning of the 1990s, having belonged to the Gemarkung Aldingen initially. The settlement was established in 1954 by the US army. After their departure a Company bought the area from the Federal Republic of Germany and divided it between the towns of Kornwestheim and Remseck am Neckar. Pattonville has since been converted from a military to a civilian settlement.

Town hall tower

The tower of Kornwestheim's town hall was built in the year 1935 by the architect Paul Bonatz. It serves not only as town hall tower, but also as water tower with a container of 800 cubic meters volumes and as clock tower.

Population

Year	Inhabitants
17 May 1939 ¹	14.706
December 1945	12.622
13 September 1950 ¹	20.734
6 June 1961 ¹	26.296
2 May 1970 ¹	28.843
31. December 1975	27.771
31 December 1980	27.037
27 May 1987 ¹	28.061
31 December 1990	29.198
31 December 1995	29.818
31 December 2000	29.863
31 December 2005	30.789

References

↑ "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.

Other websites

Media related to Kornwestheim at Wikimedia Commons

[1] "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.

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