Pattonville
Pattonville was a large housing area maintained by the U.S. military near Stuttgart, Germany following World War II.[1] [2] The community was named for World War II General George S. Patton. Located north of the city and east of Ludwigsburg, Pattonville was home to Stuttgart American High School, which accommodated 1,200 students at its peak. Newt Gingrich and Katrina Leskanich attended the school.
The end of the Cold War brought the departure of the American soldiers and their families by 1994, and Pattonville's apartments were vacated for use by the German civilian population. Jurisdiction of the area had been shared by the cities of Remseck and Kornwestheim, eastern and southern neighbors of Ludwigsburg, respectively. The irregular boundary between the two cities was realigned along John-F.-Kennedy-Allee, Pattonville's central spine, so that the western half belongs to Kornwestheim, the eastern half to Remseck. Pattonville's current population of approximately 5,000 is split between the two cities. The streets, named after various U.S. states, are a reminder of the postwar American military presence.
Coordinates: 48°52′24″N 9°13′27″E / 48.87333°N 9.22417°E
[edit] References
- ^ "Ludwigsburg AAF (Pattonville) (US Army Airfield)" Military Airfield Directory. Accessed Feb. 20, 2010
- ^ US Army in Germany website "Stuttgart military community: A look back to 1967." Accessed Feb. 20, 2010
[edit] External links
- Photos of present-day Pattonville Photos taken February 2001. Accessed Feb. 20, 2010
