Leutershausen

Leutershausen
Leutershausen, market place with the historic town gate

Coat of arms
Leutershausen
Location of Leutershausen within Ansbach district
Coordinates: 49°17′N 10°25′E / 49.283°N 10.417°E / 49.283; 10.417Coordinates: 49°17′N 10°25′E / 49.283°N 10.417°E / 49.283; 10.417
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Mittelfranken
District Ansbach
Government
 • Mayor Sandra Bonnemeier (without party affiliation)
Area
 • Total 84.11 km2 (32.48 sq mi)
Elevation 426 m (1,398 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 5,575
 • Density 66/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 91578
Dialling codes 09823
Vehicle registration AN
Website www.leutershausen.de

Leutershausen is a municipality in the district of Ansbach, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated on the river Altmühl, 12 km west of Ansbach.

History

Leutershausen was probably founded by Frankish settlers around 800. For the first time it is referred to in a privilege of Emperor Otto III. as "Liuthereshusunin" in 1000.

Sport

Leutershausen has a sportsclub, called TV 1862 Leutershausen. As said in the name it was founded in 1862 and has since organised sport events at the local stadium and provides training in seven different disciplines, the biggest being football and athletics. Furthermore, there are table tennis, tennis, gymnastics, triathlon and ball game departments. In June 2012 there was a big celebration weekend due to the 150th anniversary of the TV Leutershausen including the traditional Maikränzchen athletics competition and Public Viewing of the 2012 Euros. The Heinrich Beck Halle, which seats 1,200, is an arena primarily used for team handball.

Sights

  • St. Peter's Church
  • Historic citywall
  • Historic County Court Building
  • Gustave Whitehead Museum
  • Gustave Whitehead Memorial
  • Museum of local history
  • Leutershausen has restored one of its pre-war synagogues.
County Court Building

International relations

Since 2000 Leutershausen is twinned with the Hungarian town of Szendrö.

Famous people

Gustave Whitehead Memorial

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). September 2018.
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