Weidenstetten is a town in the district of
Alb-Donau in
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg (; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million inhabitants across a ...
in
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
.
Geography
Weidenstetten lies about north of the city of
Ulm.
Politics
Mayor
* 1999–2023: Georg Engler (independent)
* 2023–today: Hansjörg Frank (CDU)
Notable people
*
Hieronymus Emser
Jerome (or Hieronymus) Emser (March 20, 1477 – November 8, 1527), German theologian and antagonist of Luther, was born of a good family at Ulm.
He studied Greek at Tübingen and jurisprudence at Basel, and after acting for three years as chaplai ...
(1478–1527), Catholic theologian and opponent of
Martin Luther
Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...
* Eberhard Kölsch (1944–2015), German diplomat and ambassador
Towns twinned with Weidenstetten
Roisel (France)
References
External links
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Alb-Donau-Kreis
Towns in Baden-Württemberg
Württemberg
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