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Country
  
Germany

Admin. region
  
Tübingen

Elevation
  
458 m (1,503 ft)

Area
  
75 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 1:13 PM

Dialling code
  
07345

State
  
Baden-Württemberg

District
  
Alb-Donau-Kreis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Population
  
14,285 (31 Dec 2008)

Postal code
  
89129

Administrative region
  
Tübingen


Weather
  
11°C, Wind E at 19 km/h, 46% Humidity

Langenau is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 14 km northeast of Ulm.

Contents

Map of 89129 Langenau, Germany

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.

    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.

    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
  • References

    Langenau Wikipedia


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