Langenau | |
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 Train station | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Langenau within Alb-Donau-Kreis district  | |
  Langenau  Langenau | |
| Coordinates: 48°29′48″N 10°7′12″E / 48.49667°N 10.12000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Tübingen |
| District | Alb-Donau-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–32) | Daria Henning[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 75.00 km2 (28.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,633 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 89129 |
| Dialling codes | 07345 |
| Vehicle registration | UL |
| Website | www.langenau.de |
Langenau is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 14 km northeast of Ulm.
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History
Today‘s Langenau was created in 1972 by merging the historical villages of Albeck, Göttingen and Hövelsingen into the village of Langenau. Today, the four villages function as the town‘s Ortsteile.[3]
Religious Buildings
The Protestant Martinskirche with Baroque altar comes from the 14th century to 18 century.
The likewise Protestant St. Leonhardskirche dates back to the 17th-18th century.
Statistics
As of 31 December 2023, the total population is 16,045, on an area of 7,500 Hectares, and is distributed amongst the four villages as follows:[4]
| Village | Population | Area
(in ha) |
| Langenau | 12,623 | 4,757 |
| Albeck | 1,484 | 951 |
| Göttingen | 1,210 | 920 |
| Hörvelsingen | 728 | 870 |
The population is aged 43,6 years on average and immigrants from other countries make up 16.3 percent of the population.[4]
Transport
Langenau is located directly on the Autobahn A7 and near the A8
Public transport is provided by the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund (DING). Langenau is connected to the national rail network via the Brenz Railway (Brenzbahn) from Ulm to Aalen.
Mayors
International relations
Albeck in Carinthia, Austria, since 1994
Brand-Erbisdorf, Germany, since 1991
Bridgend, Wales, since 1972
Somberek, Hungary, since 1990
Media
The newspaper Südwest-Presse is distributed in Langenau, and includes a weekly local edition "Langenau aktuell" Media Langenau date.[7]
Education
Langenau has three primary schools, a special education school, a Werkrealschule, a Realschule and the Robert Bosch school.
Parks
At Langenau town Wörth is a park with a water wheel, a lake and a playground.
Celebrations
Every year on the last weekend before the summer holidays, the traditional children's festival is held with a parade of schools.
Notable people
- The acting Bavarian war minister Albrecht Besserer von Thalfingen (1787–1839) was born in Langenau.
- Robert Bosch (1861-1942), founder of the Robert Bosch GmbH
- Gottlob Honold (1876–1923), engineer and inventor
- Hansjörg Schlager (1948–2004), sportsman (ski)
- Thure Riefenstein (born 1965), actor and director
See also
- There were plans for a federal highway Bundesautobahn 86 with an exit for Langenau until the 1970s.
- The German Armed Forces Military History Research Office was situated there from 1957 to 1958.
References
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Langenau 2024, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
- ^ a b "Historie". langenau.de. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Daten & Fakten". langenau.de. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ^ Südwest Presse Online-Dienste GmbH (2016-02-14), "Daniel Salemi wird Bürgermeister von Langenau", SWP.de (in German), retrieved 2016-11-08
- ^ PC-Wahl HTML-Modul, Berninger Software GmbH. "Ergebnis Bürgermeisterwahl 2016 Langenau - Neuwahl". Wahlen11.rz-kiru.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ (PDF ; 507 kB)
