Kumhausen

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Kumhausen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Kumhausen
Kumhausen (Germany)
Kumhausen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Lower Bavaria
District Landshut
Local subdivisions 5 Ortsteile
Mayor Josef Nagl (CSU)
Basic statistics
Area 37.07 km² (14.3 sq mi)
Elevation 437-510 m
Population 4,827  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 130 /km² (337 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LA
Postal code 84036
Area code 08743
Website www.kumhausen.de
Location of Kumhausen within Landshut district
Map

Coordinates: 48°30′00″N 12°10′00″E / 48.5, 12.166667

Kumhausen is a municipality in the district of Landshut in Bavaria in Germany. There was a sausage baked that was 5.88 kilometres and 1.7 tons made there. It broke the record on June 27, 1999. It was made by 15 butchers, leading was Bernhard Ossner. To go with it, there was a 1.37 kilometre long loaf of bread. Also said to set a record. Spectators had a chance to buy the sausage at the price of five German marks (US$2.65) per meter, with proceeds going to a charity for Romanian children.