Leonberg

Leonberg is a town in the German federal state of Baden-Wuerttemberg about 16 kilometres (10 miles) to the west of Stuttgart, the state capital. Approximately 45,000 people live in Leonberg, making it the third biggest borough in the rural district ('Landkreis') of Böblingen (after Sindelfingen and Böblingen to the south).

Leonberg is most famous for its picturesque market square, the centuries-old annual horse market, its past role as seat of one of Württemberg's first parliaments, and the Pomeranzen garden- Germany's only remaining terraced garden which dates back to the late renaissance.

Geography

Leonberg lies on the east bank of the Glems river on the lower slopes of a prominent hill known locally as Engelberg (literally: "Angel Hill"). The Glems flows into Leonberg from the southeast before turning north west until it reaches the district of Eltingen. Here it turns northeast into the western part of the old town, carving its way along the valley to the district of Höfingen before flowing northeast towards Ditzingen. For administrative purposes the northern districts of Höfingen and Gebersheim belong to Strohgäu.

Leonberg, Bavaria

Leonberg is a municipality in the district of Tirschenreuth in Bavaria, Germany.

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