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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Mittelfranken

Elevation
  
426 m (1,398 ft)

Area
  
84.11 km²

Population
  
5,597 (31 Dec 2008)

Dialling code
  
09823

State
  
Bavaria

District
  
Ansbach

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Thursday 1:35 PM

Postal code
  
91578

Administrative region
  
Middle Franconia

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Weather
  
15°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 38% Humidity

Leutershausen is a municipality in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 12 km west of Ansbach.

Contents

Map of Leutershausen, Germany

History

Leutershausen was probably founded by Frankish settlers around 800. For the first time it is referred to in a privilege of Emperor Otto III. as "Liuthereshusunin" in 1000.

Sport

Leutershausen has a sportsclub, called TV 1862 Leutershausen. As said in the name it was founded in 1862 and has since organised sport events at the local stadium and provides training in seven different disciplines, the biggest being football and athletics. Furthermore, there are table tennis, tennis, gymnastics, triathlon and ball game departments. In June 2012 there was a big celebration weekend due to the 150th anniversary of the TV Leutershausen including the traditional Maikränzchen athletics competition and Public Viewing of the 2012 Euros.

Sights

  • St. Peter's Church
  • Historic citywall
  • Historic County Court Building
  • Gustave Whitehead Museum
  • Gustave Whitehead Memorial
  • Museum of local history
  • Leutershausen has restored one of its pre-war synagogues.
  • International relations

    Since 2000 Leutershausen is twinned with the Hungarian town of Szendrö.

    Famous people

  • Gustave Whitehead, German-American aviation pioneer
  • Christopher McNaughton, German basketball player, playing for the German national team
  • Paula Kissinger (née Stern), mother of American Secretary of State and Nobel Prize recipient Henry Kissinger
  • References

    Leutershausen Wikipedia