Langenau

This article is about the German town. For other uses, see Langenau (disambiguation).

Langenau
Train station Train station
Coat of arms of Langenau Coat of arms
Langenau
Location of Langenau within Alb-Donau-Kreis district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Alb-Donau-Kreis
Government
• Mayor	Wolfgang Mangold
Area
• Total	75.00 km2 (28.96 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	14,329
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	89129
Dialling codes	07345
Vehicle registration	UL
Website	www.langenau.de

Langenau is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 14 km northeast of Ulm.

Transport

Langenau is located directly on the Autobahn A7 and near the A8

At Langenau train station stop regional trains from the Brenzbahn connecting with Ulm and Crailsheim.

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Langenau is twinned with:

• Albeck in Carinthia (Austria),
• Brand-Erbisdorf in Sachsen (Germany),
• Bridgend in Wales (Great Britain) and
• Somberek (Hungary).

Notable people

• The acting Bavarian war minister Albrecht Besserer von Thalfingen (1787–1839) was born in Langenau.
• Robert Bosch (1861-1942), founder of the Robert Bosch GmbH
• Gottlob Honold (1876–1923), engineer and inventor
• Hansjörg Schlager (1948–2004), sportsman (ski)

See also

• There were plans for a federal highway Bundesautobahn 86 with an exit for Langenau until the 1970s.
• The German Armed Forces Military History Research Office was situated there from 1957 to 1958.
• There is a village in Poland Langowo (German: Langenau), that belongs to Baborów