Lauda-Königshofen
Encyclopedia
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.
Main-Tauber (district)
Main-Tauber-Kreis is a district in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Miltenberg, Main-Spessart, Würzburg, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim and Ansbach , and the districts of Schwäbisch Hall, Hohenlohe and Neckar-Odenwald.-History:The district was created in 1973 by...
district in Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated on the river Tauber
Tauber
For the singer, see Richard Tauber.For the mathematician, see Alfred Tauber.The Tauber is a river in Franconia, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Main and is 122 km in length...
, 7 km southeast of Tauberbischofsheim
Tauberbischofsheim
Tauberbischofsheim is a German town in the north-east of Baden-Württemberg on the river Tauber with a population of about 13,000. It is the capital of the Main-Tauber district....
, and 30 km southwest of Würzburg
Würzburg
Würzburg is a city in the region of Franconia which lies in the northern tip of Bavaria, Germany. Located at the Main River, it is the capital of the Regierungsbezirk Lower Franconia. The regional dialect is Franconian....
. 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.
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 |
Notable natives
- Johann Martin SchleyerJohann Martin SchleyerMartin Schleyer was a German Catholic priest who invented the constructed language Volapük. His official name was "Martin Schleyer"; he added the name "Johann" unofficially....
, born July 18, 1831, inventor of the constructed language VolapükVolapükVolapük is a constructed language, created in 1879–1880 by Johann Martin Schleyer, a Roman Catholic priest in Baden, Germany. Schleyer felt that God had told him in a dream to create an international language. Volapük conventions took place in 1884 , 1887 and 1889 . The first two conventions used...
. - 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 LanigMartin LanigMartin Lanig is a German football midfielder playing for 1. FC Köln in the Bundesliga.In July 2008 he transferred from Greuther Fürth to VfB Stuttgart. Lanig scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart on 5 October 2008 against Werder Bremen.In July 2010, he moved to 1...
, born 1986, who plays in the Fußball-BundesligaFußball-BundesligaThe Fußball-Bundesliga is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of Germany's football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. It is contested by 18 teams and operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the 2. Bundesliga...
for 1. FC Köln1. FC Köln1. FC Köln is a German association football club based in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It was formed in 1948 as a merger of the clubs Kölner Ballspiel-Club 1901 and SpVgg Sülz 07....
.