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.

Town
Coat of arms
Location of Leutershausen within Ansbach district
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  (2016-12-31)
• Total	5,578
• Density	66.318/km2 (171.763/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	91578
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

Leutershausen Media

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  Gustave Whitehead Memorial

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