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

Notable natives

Notable enterprises

Among the business entities located in Lauda are two world-famous manufacturers of laboratory equipment:

Events

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.staatsanzeiger.de/staatsanzeiger/wahlen/buergermeisterwahlen/ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse