Pattonville
Pattonville was a large housing area maintained by the United States Army north of Stuttgart, Germany following World War II as part of the Stuttgart Military Community.[1] [2] The community was named for World War II General George S. Patton. Located north of the city and east of Ludwigsburg, from 1955-1992 Pattonville was home to Stuttgart American High School, which accommodated 1,200 students at its peak. Newt Gingrich and Katrina Leskanich attended the school. The Patch High School at Patch Barracks is the only remaining DoDDS High School in Stuttgart. [3] The school complex is now in use as the Erich-Bracher-Schule.
The end of the Cold War brought the departure of the American soldiers and their families by 1994, and Pattonville's apartments were vacated for use by the German civilian population. Jurisdiction of the area had been shared by the cities of Remseck and Kornwestheim, eastern and southern neighbors of Ludwigsburg, respectively. The irregular boundary between the two cities was realigned along John-F.-Kennedy-Allee, Pattonville's central spine, so that the western half belongs to Kornwestheim, the eastern half to Remseck. Pattonville's current population of approximately 5,000 is split between the two cities. The streets, named after various U.S. states, are a reminder of the postwar American military presence. Pattonville currently has about 7,000 People and will maybe get an U-Bahn connection.
48°52′24″N 9°13′27″E / 48.87333°N 9.22417°E
References
- ^ "Ludwigsburg AAF (Pattonville) (US Army Airfield)" Military Airfield Directory. Accessed Feb. 20, 2010
- ^ US Army in Germany website "Stuttgart military community: A look back to 1967." Accessed Feb. 20, 2010
- ^ http://www.stuttgartludwigsburghs.org/Last_Days.cfm
External links
- Stuttgart-Ludwigsburg HS Alumni Association
- DoDEA Page with Contact for Stuttgart American High School Alumni
- Facebook Interest Page for Pattonville
- WorldFlicks page for Pattonville
- {http://usarmygermany.com/Sont.htm?http&&&usarmygermany.com/USAREUR_City_Stuttgart.htm#History Webpage detailing history of entire Stuttgart Military Community]