Aspach, Baden-Württemberg

Aspach

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Aspach
Coordinates: 48°58′00″N 09°23′51″E / 48.96667°N 9.39750°E / 48.96667; 9.39750Coordinates: 48°58′00″N 09°23′51″E / 48.96667°N 9.39750°E / 48.96667; 9.39750
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Rems-Murr-Kreis
Government
  Mayor Hans-Jörg Weinbrenner
Area
  Total 35.46 km2 (13.69 sq mi)
Elevation 295 m (968 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 8,208
  Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 71546
Dialling codes 07148, 07191
Vehicle registration WN
Website www.aspach.de

Aspach is a community in the Rems-Murr-Kreis in Germany, near Backnang.

The main village, Großaspach, is the birthplace of Hans Werner Aufrecht, co-founder of AMG Engine Production and Development, more commonly known as AMG, as well as the meaning of the "G" in the name. It is commonly mistaken for being the company's first location, but no AMG office, factory, or research facility has ever been located there.

Sports

Großaspach is the home of SG Sonnenhof Großaspach, football club, playing in the 3. Liga.

Notable people

  • Johann Conrad Weiser Sr. (1662–1746), was a German soldier, baker, farmer and was founder of their settlement of Weiser's Dorf, now known as Middleburgh, New York[2]

References

  1. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
  2. McDougall, Walter A. (2004), Freedom just around the corner: a new American history, 1585-1828, HarperCollins, pp. 82–88, retrieved January 8, 2010
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