Asperg

Asperg

Coat of arms
Asperg
Coordinates: 48°54′0″N 9°8′0″E / 48.90000°N 9.13333°E / 48.90000; 9.13333Coordinates: 48°54′0″N 9°8′0″E / 48.90000°N 9.13333°E / 48.90000; 9.13333
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Ludwigsburg
Government
 • Mayor Ulrich Storer
Area
 • Total 5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Elevation 270 m (890 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 13,529
 • Density 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 71673–71679
Dialling codes 07141
Vehicle registration LB
Website www.asperg.de

Asperg (  ) is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 15 km north of Stuttgart, and 4 km west of Ludwigsburg. The Hohenasperg fortress is situated in Asperg.

Population development

Year Inhabitants
160883
18561,927
18712,039
18802,571
19002,609
19253,882
19334,138
19506,155
19618,851
Year Inhabitants
196310,026
197012,086
200612,991
201013,096
201313,107
201513,315

Mayors

  • 1919–1945: Hermann Käser
  • 1948–1954: Hermann Käser
  • 1954–1980: Walter Trefz
  • 1980–1993: Otto Sinz
  • 1993–today: Ulrich Storer

Personalities

  • Ralf Isau (born 1956), writer, lives in Asperg
  • Wolfgang Jeschke (born 1936), writer, received the German Science Fiction Prize, grew up in Asperg
  • David M. Schulze (born 1985), actor, voice actor and musician, grew up in Asperg
Asperg church Michael
Town hall
Asperg Restaurant Lamm

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.


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