What is "zuffenhausen"

Zuffenhausen is an urban district ( Stadtbezirk) in the northern suburbs of Stuttgart, the capital of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It consists mainly of the formerly independent city of Zuffenhausen. The Zuffenhausen district has an area of 1,200 hectares (making it the third largest district in Stuttgart) and 35,568 inhabitants (2009). Zuffenhausen has been continuously inhabited in places for nearly 7500 years (likely because of its fertile soil and proximity to the River Necker). The name likely originated from the Alemanni words "Uffo" or "Offo" in the 7th Century. The oldest surviving mention of Zuffenhausen is by Pope Innocent III on 18 May 1204 when the town belonged to Bebenhausen Abbey. Zuffenhausen was proclaimed a city in 1907, but its income was badly affected by the Great Depression and so Zuffenhausen (and later Zazenhausen) agreed to being incorporated into Stuttgart on 1 April 1931. Notable subdistricts are the villages of Zazenhausen and Neuwirtshaus and the subdistrict of Rot , which was first built as a camp for German refugees in 1945.

Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen station is on the Franconia Railway and is served by lines S4, S5, S6 and S60 of the Stuttgart S-Bahn. The headquarters of Porsche and the Porsche Museum are located in Zuffenhausen. Stuttgart Neuwirtshaus (Porscheplatz) station is nearby and is served by lines S6 and S60.