Elevation 297 m (974 ft) Area 14.64 km² Local time Friday 2:12 PM | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 31,146 (31 Dec 2008) Area code 07154 | |
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Kornwestheim is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about 10 kilometres (6 miles) north of Stuttgart, and 5 kilometres (3 miles) south of Ludwigsburg.
Contents
- Map of Kornwestheim Germany
- Becoming a city from the mid 19th century
- Mayor
- Transportation
- Media
- Local Authorities and Councils
- Entertainment
- Kreidler Werke GmbH
- Twin towns
- Freemen
- Sons and daughters of the town
- References
Map of Kornwestheim, Germany
Becoming a city from the mid-19th century
The shoemaker Jakob Sigle, opened here in 1885 his workshop and founded in 1891 together with the merchant Max Levi the shoe factory J. Sigle & Cie., later nationally known as Salamander AG. In 1898 followed the maschine factory Albert Stotz, and in 1939, the Kreidler company went into operation. With effect from April 1, 1931, Kornwestheim received its town charter. As part of the German re-armament, the Hindenburg and the Ludendorff barracks were built in 1934 and Kornwestheim became in 1935/36 garrison town. The Second World War claimed many victims. By Allied air raids 162 people were killed and 160 buildings were destroyed. At the front, 478 Kornwestheim soldiers died. On April 21, 1945, US-troops came into the town and took advantage of the existing barracks until 1993. Kornwestheim became on April 1, 1956 district town.
Mayor
At the head of the municipality Kornwestheim was a Schultheiß. Since 1930 he is called mayor and since 1956 Lord mayor.
Transportation
At the western edge of Kornwestheim is the Kornwestheim classification yard. Up to 1600 freight cars are daily put together to freight trains. This is the second largest classification yard of Baden-Württemberg.
Media
As newspaper appears in Kornwestheim the Kornwestheimer Zeitung.
Local Authorities and Councils
Kornwestheim has a notary. In the city is the Landesamt für Flurneuordnung und Landesentwicklung Baden-Württemberg. On the former Salamander area is since March 21, 2012, the Baden-Württemberg Grundbuchzentralarchiv.
Entertainment
The Kornwestheim Drive-In Cinema is the only drive-in cinema in Baden-Wuerttemberg. It lies in the town of the same name in the Ludwigsburg district and is well-known outside the region. It has two projection walls; these are 15 metres (49 ft) high by 36 metres (118 ft) wide, and 10 metres (33 ft) high by 24 metres (79 ft) wide. For sound, the Kornwestheim Drive-In Cinema has two FM-transmitters which work on 89 MHz for the sound of the film shown on the big projection wall, and on 91.3 MHz for the sound of the film shown on the small projection wall. The light intensity of the projectors used is 6 Kilowatts.
Kreidler Werke GmbH
The well known small motorcycle and moped manufacturer Kreidler was situated here. It was founded in 1903 by Anton Kreidler and was at first a metalworking factory. Later in the 1950s they started producing small motorcycles with an engine capacity of 50 cc. In the later 1970s they became successful in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Riders such as Jan de Vries and Henk van Kessel won world championships and set speed records with these machines.
Twin towns
Kornwestheim is twinned with:
Freemen
The town Kornwestheim has conferred to the following persons the honorary citizenship.