Zuffenhausen
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| Zuffenhausen | |
| City district of Stuttgart | |
| Coordinates | 48°49′N 9°10′E / 48.81667°N 9.16667°ECoordinates: 48°49′N 9°10′E / 48.81667°N 9.16667°E |
| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Urban district |
| City | Stuttgart |
| Basic statistics | |
| Population | 35,568 (31 December 2009) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | S |
| Postal codes | 70435, 70437, 70439 |
| Area code | 0711 |
Zuffenhausen is an urban district (Stadtbezirk) in the northern suburbs of Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It consists mainly of the formerly independent city of Zuffenhausen. The Zuffenhausen district has an area of 1,200 hectares and 35,568 inhabitants (2009).
The oldest surviving mention of Zuffenhausen is by Pope Innocent III on 18 May 1204. Zuffenhausen was proclaimed a city in 1907. Its income was badly affected by the Great Depression and it agreed to being incorporated into Stuttgart on 1 April 1931.
Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen station is on the Franconia Railway and is served by lines S4, S5 and S6 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. The headquarters of Porsche are located in Zuffenhausen.
[edit] Twin towns
La Ferté-sous-Jouarre in France
[edit] External links
- Official site
- "Zuffenhausen" (in German). Statistisches Amt Stuttgart. 2009. http://service.stuttgart.de/lhs-services/komunis/documents/6455_1.PDF. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
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