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Langenau

Coordinates: 48°29′48″N 10°7′12″E / 48.49667°N 10.12000°E / 48.49667; 10.12000
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Langenau
Train station
Train station
Coat of arms of Langenau
Location of Langenau within Alb-Donau-Kreis district
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Langenau is located in Germany
Langenau
Langenau
Langenau is located in Baden-Württemberg
Langenau
Langenau
Coordinates: 48°29′48″N 10°7′12″E / 48.49667°N 10.12000°E / 48.49667; 10.12000
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictAlb-Donau-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2024–32) Daria Henning[1]
Area
 • Total75.00 km2 (28.96 sq mi)
Elevation
458 m (1,503 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total15,633
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
89129
Dialling codes07345
Vehicle registrationUL
Websitewww.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.

History

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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

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The Protestant Martinskirche with Baroque altar comes from the 14th century to 18 century.

Langenau St. Martin

The likewise Protestant St. Leonhardskirche dates back to the 17th-18th century.

Statistics

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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

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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

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  • -2016: Wolfgang Mangold
  • 2016-2024: Daniel Salemi[5][6]
  • since 2024: Daria Henning

International relations

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Langenau is twinned with:[3]

Media

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The newspaper Südwest-Presse is distributed in Langenau, and includes a weekly local edition "Langenau aktuell" Media Langenau date.[7]

Education

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Langenau has three primary schools, a special education school, a Werkrealschule, a Realschule and the Robert Bosch school.

Parks

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At Langenau town Wörth is a park with a water wheel, a lake and a playground.

Celebrations

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Every year on the last weekend before the summer holidays, the traditional children's festival is held with a parade of schools.

Notable people

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bürgermeisterwahl Langenau 2024, Staatsanzeiger. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Historie". langenau.de. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Daten & Fakten". langenau.de. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  5. ^ Südwest Presse Online-Dienste GmbH (2016-02-14), "Daniel Salemi wird Bürgermeister von Langenau", SWP.de (in German), retrieved 2016-11-08
  6. ^ PC-Wahl HTML-Modul, Berninger Software GmbH. "Ergebnis Bürgermeisterwahl 2016 Langenau - Neuwahl". Wahlen11.rz-kiru.de (in German). Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  7. ^ (PDF ; 507 kB)