Ostfildern

Ostfildern
Ostfildern
Location of the town of Ostfildern within Esslingen district
Coordinates	48°44′N 9°15′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Esslingen
Town subdivisions	6
Mayor	Christof Bolay
Basic statistics
Area	22.81 km2 (8.81 sq mi)
Elevation	348 m  (1142 ft)
Population	36,163 (31 December 2010)
- Density	1,585 /km2 (4,106 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	ES
Postal codes	73744–73760
Area codes	0711, 07158
Website	www.ostfildern.de

Ostfildern is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is located approx. 8 km southeast of Stuttgart. It was formed in 1975 out of a fusion of the previously separate boroughs of Nellingen (including Parksiedlung), Ruit, Kemnat and Scharnhausen and currently has approximately 37,000 inhabitants.

Geography

Ostfildern is situated in the east of the Filder area, a fertile plateau south of Stuttgart. It is bordered to the south by the Körsch river, which flows into the Neckar.

History

The town of Ostfildern was formed on 1 January 1975 from the fusion of the formerly independent boroughs of Nellingen, Ruit, Kemnat and Scharnhausen.

A well-known inhabitant of Ostfildern is Abdul Ahad Momand, who was the first Afghan in space and who got asylum in Germany following the withdrawal of Soviet forces from Afghanistan.

Twin towns

The town is twinned with Reinach (Switzerland), Montluel (France), Poltava (Ukraine), Bierawa (Poland), Mirandola (Italy) and Hohenems (Austria).

References

This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.