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: 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

International relations

Langenau is twinned with:

Media

The newspaper Südwest-Presse is distributed in Langenau, and includes a weekly local edition "Langenau aktuell" Media Langenau date.

Education

Langenau has three primary schools, 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