Lauda-Königshofen
| Lauda-Königshofen | ||
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Lauda train station | ||
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  Lauda-Königshofen | ||
Location of Lauda-Königshofen within Main-Tauber-Kreis district  | ||
| Coordinates: 49°34′07″N 09°42′14″E / 49.56861°N 9.70389°ECoordinates: 49°34′07″N 09°42′14″E / 49.56861°N 9.70389°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Baden-Württemberg | |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart | |
| District | Main-Tauber-Kreis | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Thomas Maertens (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 94.47 km2 (36.48 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 14,573 | |
| • Density | 150/km2 (400/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 97922 | |
| Dialling codes | 09343 | |
| Vehicle registration | TBB (Main-Tauber-Kreis) | |
| Website | www.lauda-koenigshofen.de | |
Lauda-Königshofen is a town in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Tauber, 7 km southeast of Tauberbischofsheim, and 30 km southwest of Würzburg. Most of the roughly 300 houses in the traditional village of Königshofen date to between the 16th century and mid-19th century, and it is known for the 500+ year-old Königshöfer Messe, an annual festival that attracts 150,000 people over the 10-day festival. Lauda station is at a junction of the Franconia Railway and the Tauber Valley Railway.
Districts
The 12 districts with number of population (as in 2001):Area in km² (as in 2006)
| Lauda | 5.745 | 12.55 |
| Königshofen | 2.815 | 13.81 |
| Gerlachsheim | 1.888 | 8.75 |
| Unterbalbach | 1.634 | 5.18 |
| Oberlauda | 742 | 6.96 |
| Oberbalbach | 698 | 7.99 |
| Heckfeld | 470 | 14.68 |
| Beckstein | 372 | 2.88 |
| Sachsenflur | 351 | 5.98 |
| Messelhausen | 336 | 8.16 |
| Marbach | 262 | 1.31 |
| Deubach | 118 | 6.22 |
Twin towns
- Boissy-Saint-Léger (France)
- Paks (Hungary)
- Rátka (Hungary)
Sports
- FV Lauda, soccer
- Lauda Hornets, American football
Notable natives
- Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen, (1575-1622), Bishop of diocese Würzburg and Archbishopric of Bamberg
- Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, (1760-1802), composer
- Johann Martin Schleyer, (1831-1912), developer of artificial language Volapük
Johann Martin Schleyer
- Albert Hehn (1908-1983), actor
- Heinrich Ehrler, (1917-1945), Luftwaffe fighter
- Karl Weid, (born 1921), the mayor from 1970s onwards
- Jürgen Hehn, (born 1944), fencer, team world champion with his sword in 1973
- Manuela Ruben, (born 1964), figure skater, Vice European Champion 1984
- Thorsten Weidner, (born 1967), fencer, Olympic team champion with the foil 1992
- Martin Lanig, (born 1986), football player
Notable enterprises
Among the business entities located in Lauda are the two world famous manufacturers of laboratory equipment:
- Lauda, a manufacturer of thermostats.
A figure of bicycle rider made of the parts of thermostats - stainless steel bath, tubes, electronic controller, etc., and a bicycle frame. - Herzog, a manufacturer of crude oil and fuel testing equipment. The founder of the company, Walter Herzog, has moved to Lauda after World War II, and pioneered a few important innovations in the testing of oil and fuels, like first automatic flash point tester, first automatic distillation apparatus, and others.
Main entrance to Walter Herzog GmbH., Badstraße 3, 97922 Lauda-Königshofen
Events
- Keep It True, annual heavy metal festival
- Königshöfer Messe, annual fair
References
External links
- Stefan Heidrich's page about Lauda-Königshofen (German)
- Oliver Pinkos's page about the district Beckstein (German)
- Ralf Liebenstein's page about the district Messelhausen (German)
- Sascha Renk's page about the district Oberlauda (German)
Towns and municipalities in Main-Tauber (district) | ||
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