Lauda-Königshofen Explained
| Type: | Stadt |
| Image Coa: | DEU Lauda-Königshofen COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 49.5686°N 9.7039°W |
| Image Plan: | Lauda-Königshofen im Main-Tauber-Kreis.svg |
| State: | Baden-Württemberg |
| Region: | Stuttgart |
| District: | Main-Tauber-Kreis |
| Elevation: | 192 |
| Area: | 94.47 |
| Postal Code: | 97922 |
| Area Code: | 09343 |
| Licence: | TBB |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 08 1 28 139 |
| Divisions: | 12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke |
| Mayor: | Lukas Braun[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2020 - 28 |
| Party: | FDP |
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 population (as of 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
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
- 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 two world-famous manufacturers of laboratory equipment:
- Lauda, a manufacturer of thermostats.
- 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.
- Becksteiner Winzer, a wine cooperative that grows, produces and sells wines made from the region's grapes.
Events
- Keep It True, annual heavy metal festival
- Königshöfer Messe, annual fair
External links
Notes and References
- https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse
