Lauda-Königshofen
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Location of the town of Lauda-Königshofen within Main-Tauber-Kreis district
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| Coordinates | 49°34′7″N 9°42′14″E / 49.56861°N 9.70389°ECoordinates: 49°34′7″N 9°42′14″E / 49.56861°N 9.70389°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Stuttgart |
| District | Main-Tauber-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke |
| Mayor | Thomas Maertens (CDU) |
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| Area | 94.47 km2 (36.48 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 192 m (630 ft) |
| Population | 14,624 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 155 /km2 (401 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | TBB |
| Postal code | 97922 |
| Area code | 09343 |
| Website | www.lauda-koenigshofen.de |
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 Konigshofen date to between the 1500s and mid 1800s, and it is known for the 500+ year-old Königshöfer Messe, an annual festival that attracts 150,000 people over the 10 day festival.
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[edit] Districts
The 12 districts with number of population (as in 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 |
[edit] Twin towns
- Boissy-Saint-Léger (France)
- Paks (Hungary)
- Rátka (Hungary)
[edit] Sports
- FV Lauda, soccer
- Lauda Hornets, American football
[edit] Notable natives
- Johann Martin Schleyer, born July 18, 1831, inventor of the constructed language Volapük.
- Karl Weid, born 1921, the mayor from 1970s onward who brought many developments to the city.
- Herbert Sack, born 1959, a soccer player known for missed goals, drunken antics and bad jokes.
- Martin Lanig, born 1986, who plays in the Fußball-Bundesliga for 1. FC Köln.
[edit] Events
- Keep It True, annual heavy metal festival
- Königshöfer Messe, annual fair
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Stefan Heidrich's page about Lauda-Königshofen (German)
- Oliver Pinkos's page about the district Beckstein (German)
- Ralf Liebenstein's page about the district Messelhausen (German)
- Sascha Renk's page about the district Oberlauda (German)
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