Lauda-Königshofen
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Lauda train station
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Location of Lauda-Königshofen within Main-Tauber-Kreis district
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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 (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 14,388 | |
• Density | 150/km2 (390/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.
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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 Martin Schleyer, born July 18, 1831, inventor of the constructed language Volapük.
- Karl Weid, born 1921, the mayor from 1970s onward who brought many developments to the city.
- Martin Lanig, born 1986, who plays in the Fußball-Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt.
- Heinrich Ehrler, born 1917, Luftwaffe Fighter ace & Knights cross holder.
Notable enterprises
Among the business entities located in Lauda are the two world famous manufacturers of laboratory equipment:
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File:Bicycle Rider - a Monument to Lauda, manufacturer of thermostats.JPGA figure of bicycle rider made of the parts of thermostats - stainless steel bath, tubes, electronic controller, etc., and a bicycle frame.
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File:Herzog company in Lauda, Germany - main entrance.jpgMain entrance to Walter Herzog GmbH., Badstraße 3, 97922 Lauda-Königshofen
Events
- Keep It True, annual heavy metal festival
- Königshöfer Messe, annual fair
References
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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)
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