Aspach, Baden-Württemberg
Aspach is a community in the Rems-Murr-Kreis in Germany, near Backnang.
Aspach | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Aspach 
| |
  Aspach  Aspach | |
| Coordinates: 48°58′00″N 09°23′51″E | |
| 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 (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,291 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (610/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 71546 |
| Dialling codes | 07148, 07191 |
| Vehicle registration | WN |
| Website | www.aspach.de |
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]
- Hans Werner Aufrecht (* 1938), engineer and founder of AMG, now Mercedes-AMG GmbH, was born in Großaspach
References
- "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2019". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). September 2020.
- McDougall, Walter A. (2004), Freedom just around the corner: a new American history, 1585-1828, HarperCollins, pp. 82–88, retrieved January 8, 2010
Authority control  |
|---|
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.