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Sachsenheim

Sachsenheim
Coat of arms of Sachsenheim
Coat of arms
Sachsenheim   is located in Germany
Sachsenheim
Sachsenheim
Coordinates: 48°57′36″N 9°3′53″E / 48.96000°N 9.06472°E / 48.96000; 9.06472Coordinates: 48°57′36″N 9°3′53″E / 48.96000°N 9.06472°E / 48.96000; 9.06472
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Ludwigsburg
Government
 • Mayor Horst Fiedler
Area
 • Total 57.92 km2 (22.36 sq mi)
Elevation 246 m (807 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
 • Total 18,170
 • Density 310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 74343
Dialling codes 07147, 07046
Vehicle registration LB
Website www.sachsenheim.de

Sachsenheim is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 11 km northwest of Ludwigsburg.

The neighborhoods in Kirbachtal and Kleinsachsenheim has a long wine growing history. Approximately 250 hectares of the district area of the city consists of vineyards.

Sachsenheim is located approximately 30 kilometers from the state capital Stuttgart.

The city Sachsenheim became known nationwide when it became public that the RAF-terrorists Christian Klar, Knut Folkerts and Günter Sonnenberg had set up several weeks in the residential and commercial complex opposite the train station. After the attack on Siegfried Buback the police found here the getaway car - a silver-gray Alfa Romeo Giulia.



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