Langenau

Langenau
Train station
Coat of arms
Langenau
Location of Langenau within Alb-Donau-Kreis district
Coordinates: 48°29′48″N 10°7′12″E / 48.49667°N 10.12000°E / 48.49667; 10.12000Coordinates: 48°29′48″N 10°7′12″E / 48.49667°N 10.12000°E / 48.49667; 10.12000
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Alb-Donau-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Mangold
Area
• Total	75.00 km2 (28.96 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	14,771
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
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.

Transport

Langenau is located directly on the Autobahn A7 and near the A8

At Langenau train station stop regional trains from the Brenzbahn connecting with Ulm and Crailsheim.

International relations

Langenau is twinned with:

• Albeck in Carinthia (Austria),
• Brand-Erbisdorf in Sachsen (Germany),
• Bridgend in Wales (Great Britain) and
• Somberek (Hungary).

Media

In Langenau appears the newspaper Südwest-Presse, which includes a weekly local edition "Langenau aktuell" Media Langenau date will appear.^[2]

Education

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

Religious Buildings

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

Langenau St. Martin

The also Protestant St. Leonhardskirche, dates back to the 17/18th century. Century.

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.
• There is a village in Poland Langowo (German: Langenau), that belongs to Baborów

Towns and municipalities in Alb-Donau-Kreis
Allmendingen Altheim (Ehingen) Altheim (Alb) Amstetten Asselfingen Ballendorf Balzheim Beimerstetten Berghülen Bernstadt Blaubeuren Blaustein Börslingen Breitingen Dietenheim Dornstadt Ehingen Emeringen Emerkingen Erbach Griesingen Grundsheim Hausen am Bussen Heroldstatt Holzkirch Hüttisheim Illerkirchberg Illerrieden Laichingen Langenau Lauterach Lonsee Merklingen Munderkingen Neenstetten Nellingen Nerenstetten Oberdischingen Obermarchtal Oberstadion Öllingen Öpfingen Rammingen Rechtenstein Rottenacker Schelklingen Schnürpflingen Setzingen Staig Untermarchtal Unterstadion Unterwachingen Weidenstetten Westerheim Westerstetten

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