Stuttgart-Weilimdorf

Stuttgart-Weilimdorf
Stadtbezirk of Stuttgart

Old town hall and Oswald Church

Coat of arms
Stuttgart-Weilimdorf

Coordinates: 48°48′52″N 9°6′44″E / 48.81444°N 9.11222°E / 48.81444; 9.11222Coordinates: 48°48′52″N 9°6′44″E / 48.81444°N 9.11222°E / 48.81444; 9.11222
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Stuttgart
City Stuttgart
Government
  Bezirksvorsteherin Ulrike Zich
Area
  Total 12.6 km2 (4.9 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 30,739
  Density 2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 70499
Dialling codes 0711
Vehicle registration S
Website www.stuttgart.de/item/show/13848/1

Weilimdorf (pronunciation: /vlɪmdɒrf/), until 1955 known as "Weil im Dorf," is the north-western city district (Stadtbezirk) of the German city and capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart. Weilimdorf, covering an area of 12.6 square kilometres (4.9 sq mi) with a population of around 30,000, borders the Stadtbezirke of Zuffenhausen, Feuerbach, Stuttgart-West, and the towns of Gerlingen, Ditzingen, and Korntal-Münchingen in the Ludwigsburg district. Weilimdorf became part of Stuttgart in 1933 amidst the hardship of the economic instability of the 30's in Germany. The city district is made up by five Stadtteile: Bergheim, Giebel, Hausen, Weilimdorf-Nord and Wolfbusch and is home to an expanding commercial area.

Notable architecture includes Castle Solitude, the 15th Century Oswald Church and the Löwen-Markt, the modern center of Weilimdorf.

Geography

Weilimdorf, located 9.9 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Stuttgart city center, sits on the southeastern edge of the Strohgäu. The district covers an area of exactly 12.585 square kilometres (4.859 sq mi). Of this area, 29.4% of it is occupied by construction, another 12.3% is used by transportation, 3.9% is devoted to parks, forests stand on another 28.2%, and finally, agriculture occupies the final 28.7%.

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