Leutershausen

Leutershausen (German pronunciation: [lɔʏ̯tɐshaʊ̯zən] (listen); East Franconian: Laid_əscháusn) is a municipality in Ansbach, a district (Landkreis) in Middle Franconia. It is on the river Altmühl, 12 kilometres (7.5 miles) west of Ansbach.

Leutershausen
Town
Leutershausen, market place with the historic town gate
Coat of arms
Location of Leutershausen within Ansbach district
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Coordinates: 49°17′N 10°25′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Middle Franconia
District	Ansbach
Subdivisions	49 Ortschaften
Government
• Mayor	Sandra Bonnemeier (without party affiliation)
Area
• Total	84.11 km2 (32.48 sq mi)
Elevation	426 m (1,398 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	5,669
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91578
Dialling codes	09823
Vehicle registration	AN
Website	www.leutershausen.de

Notable people

• Gustave Whitehead, German-American aviation pioneer
• Christopher McNaughton, German basketball player, playing for the German national team
• Paula Kissinger (née Stern), mother of American Secretary of State and Nobel Prize recipient Henry Kissinger

Other websites

Media related to Leutershausen at Wikimedia Commons

• Gustave Whitehead Museum (German)
• Gustave Whitehead's Flying Machines
• Air Sports International — Did He Actually Fly Before The Wright Brothers?
• History Net — Gustave Whitehead and the First-Flight Controversy
• Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company
• The History of Lordship! at www.lordshiphistory.com
• Flight Journal magazine, "The Who Flew First Debate" Oct 1998 by O'Dwyer, William J.
• Gustave Whitehead: The Viking of Flight Archived 2011-06-14 at the Wayback Machine
• The Pioneers, Gustav Weißkopf links Archived 2011-02-26 at the Wayback Machine
• Voices of several persons mentioned in the article