Tag: 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. 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 DODEA (DoDDS) High School in Stuttgart. 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…
