title: Weidenstetten
text: # Weidenstetten
  
  Weidenstetten is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.
  
  ## Geography
  
  Weidenstetten lies about 20 km (12 mi) north of the city of Ulm.
  
  ## Politics
  
  ### Mayor
  
  * 1999–today: Georg Engler (independent)
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Hieronymus Emser (1478–1527), Catholic theologian and opponent of Martin Luther
  * Eberhard Kölsch (1944–2015), German diplomat and ambassador
  
  ## Towns twinned with Weidenstetten
  
  Roisel (France)
  
  