Langenau () is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 14 km northeast of Ulm.
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.
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:
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| 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.
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
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-2016: Wolfgang Mangold
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2016-2024: Daniel Salemi
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since 2024: Daria Henning
International relations
Langenau is
town twinning with:
Media
The newspaper
Südwest-Presse is distributed in Langenau, and includes a weekly local edition "Langenau aktuell"
Media Langenau date.
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Education
Langenau has three
, 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
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Albrecht Besserer von Thalfingen (1787–1839), the acting Bavarian war minister under Ludwig I of Bavaria 1838/9
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Robert Bosch (1861-1942), founder of the Robert Bosch GmbH, born in Albeck
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Gottlob Honold (1876–1923), engineer and inventor
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Wulf Konold (1946–2010), musicologist, dramaturge and theatre director.
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Hansjörg Schlager (1948–2004), Alpine skiing
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Thure Riefenstein (born 1965), actor, director, writer and producer.
See also
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There were plans for a federal highway Bundesautobahn 86 with an exit for Langenau until the 1970s.
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The German Armed Forces Military History Research Office was situated there from 1957 to 1958.
