Ladenburg

Ladenburg
Carl Benz Museum
Ladenburg
Location of the town of Ladenburg within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
Coordinates	49°28′N 8°37′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Town subdivisions	Town with hamlet
Mayor	Rainer Ziegler (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	19 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Elevation	106 m  (348 ft)
Population	11,441 (31 December 2011)
- Density	602 /km2 (1,560 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HD
Postal codes	68520–68526
Area code	06203
Website	www.ladenburg.de

Ladenburg in 1900.

This article is about the German town. For the investment bank, see Ladenburg Thalmann. For the German chemist, see Albert Ladenburg.

Ladenburg is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Neckar, 10 km east of Mannheim, and 10 km northwest of Heidelberg.

It has an old town from the Late Middle Ages. Its history dates back to Celtic and Roman ages.

Ladenburg is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.

Notable people

• The Bavarian war ministers Franz Xaver and Friedrich von Hertling were born in Ladenburg.

• The man who is regarded as the inventor of the automobile, Karl Benz, spent the last days of his life in Ladenburg between 1906 and his death in 1929.

History

The first time this village was populated was between 3000 and 200 BC. It then consisted of a Celtic settlement Lopodunum (="Seatower"). In the year 40 the Romans populated the town as a farmer/military outpost and kept its Celtic name. The local territory formed the civilian district of Civitas Ulpia Sueborum Nicretum ("Neckarsuebi"), of which Lopodunum was the chief town. In 74 AD the Romans founded the town Auxiliarkastelle which included a supply-keeping town, which was the center of the future town. The garrison included a cavalry of the Canaefaten.

External links

• Automuseum Dr. Carl Benz
• Bertha Benz Memorial Route