Stuttgart-Weilimdorf


Weilimdorf until 1955 known as "Weil im Dorf," is the north-western city district of the German city and capital of Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart. Weilimdorf, covering an area of with a population of around 30,000, borders the Stadtbezirke of Zuffenhausen, Feuerbach, Stuttgart-West, and the towns of Gerlingen, Ditzingen, and Korntal-Münchingen in the Ludwigsburg district. Weilimdorf became part of Stuttgart in 1933 amidst the hardship of the economic instability of the 30s in Germany. The city district is made up by five Stadtteile: Bergheim, Giebel, Hausen, Weilimdorf-Nord and Wolfbusch and is home to an expanding commercial area.
Notable architecture includes Castle Solitude, the 15th Century :de:Pfarrkirche St. Oswald |Oswald Church and the Löwen-Markt, the modern center of Weilimdorf.

Geography

Weilimdorf, located from Stuttgart city center, sits on the southeastern edge of the Strohgäu. The district covers an area of exactly. Of this area, 29.4% of it is occupied by construction, another 12.3% is used by transportation, 3.9% is devoted to parks, forests stand on another 28.2%, and finally, agriculture occupies the final 28.7%.

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