Leutershausen is a

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in the district of Ansbach, in

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. It is situated on the river

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s.v. is a river in

, 12 km west of

Ansbach Ansbach ( , ; ) is a city in the Germany, German state of Bavaria. It is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Mittelfranken, Middle Franconia. Ansbach is southwest of Nuremberg and north of Munich, on the river Fränk ...

History

Leutershausen was probably founded by Frankish settlers around 800. For the first time it is referred to in a privilege of Emperor Otto III as "Liuthereshusunin" in 1000. On the 19th of April, 1945, the village was almost completely destroyed by Allied fighter-bombers.

Sport

Leutershausen has a sportsclub, called TV 1862 Leutershausen. As said in the name it was founded in 1862 and has since organised sport events at the local stadium and provides training in seven different disciplines, the biggest being football and athletics. Furthermore, there are table tennis, tennis, gymnastics, triathlon and ball game departments. In June 2012 there was a big celebration weekend due to the 150th anniversary of the TV Leutershausen including the traditional ''Maikränzchen'' athletics competition and Public Viewing of the 2012 Euros.

Sights

*St. Peter's Church *Historic citywall *Historic County Court Building *Gustave Whitehead Museum *Gustave Whitehead Memorial *Museum of local history *Leutershausen has restored one of its pre-war synagogues.

International relations

Since 2000 Leutershausen is twinned with the Hungarian town of

Szendrő Szendrő is a small town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary, from county capital Miskolc. History Szendrő was first mentioned in 1317. It was named after its owner Szend. Szendro is a Hungarian last name. The first stone-built ...

Famous people

Gustave Whitehead Gustave Albin Whitehead (born Gustav Albin Weisskopf; 1 January 1874 – 10 October 1927) was a German–American aviation pioneer. Between 1897 and 1915, he designed and built gliders, flying machines, and engines. Controversy surrounds publish ...

, 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

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recipient

Henry Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger (May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 56th United States secretary of state from 1973 to 1977 and the 7th National Security Advisor (United States), natio ...

References

External links

Gustave Whitehead Museum (German)

Gustave Whitehead's Flying Machines

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080127011219/http://www.historynet.com/air_sea/aviation_history/3032816.html?page=1&c=y History Net — Gustave Whitehead and the First-Flight Controversybr>Wright Brothers Aeroplane Company

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

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