Weissach

Weissach
Weissach
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Weissach within Böblingen district
	Weissach Weissach
	Coordinates: 48°50′53″N 8°55′13″E / 48.84806°N 8.92028°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Stuttgart
District	Böblingen
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor	Daniel Töpfer
Area
• Total	22.14 km2 (8.55 sq mi)
Elevation	375 m (1,230 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	7,639
• Density	350/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	71287
Dialling codes	07044
Vehicle registration	BB
Website	www.weissach.de

Weissach is a municipality in the district of Böblingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

The Weissach axle is named after the town, where the research centre of Porsche is located. The Porsche 918 Spyder supercar was developed in Weissach; Porsche offered an optional US$84,000 "Weissach package" that featured reduced weight and improved aerodynamics.^[2]

Erich Hartmann (born April 19, 1922, in Weissach, died September 20, 1993 in Weil im Schönbuch) was a Luftwaffe pilot in World War 2. With 352 confirmed kills, he was the most successful fighter pilot in the history of air combat.

Mayors

1948–1972: Herrmann Kempf
1973–1997: Wolfgang Lucas
1997–2005: Roland Portmann
2005–2006: Reinhard Riesch
2006–2014: Ursula Kreutel
since 2014: Daniel Töpfer

References

^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
^ Udy, Jason. "Build a $1,000,000 Porsche 918 Spyder in Official Configurator". Motortrend.com. Motor Trend. Retrieved 26 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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[1] "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

[2] Udy, Jason. "Build a $1,000,000 Porsche 918 Spyder in Official Configurator". Motortrend.com. Motor Trend. Retrieved 26 September 2017. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

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