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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Location of Langenau within Alb-Donau-Kreis district | |
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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 (2016–24) | Daniel Salemi[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 |
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]
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.
As of 31 December 2024, 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]
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.
The newspaper Südwest-Presse is distributed in Langenau, and includes a weekly local edition "Langenau aktuell" Media Langenau date.[7]
Langenau has three primary schools, a special education school, a Werkrealschule, a Realschule and the Robert Bosch school.
At Langenau town Wörth is a park with a water wheel, a lake and a playground.
Every year on the last weekend before the summer holidays, the traditional children's festival is held with a parade of schools.