Langen, Hesse

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Langen, Hesse
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Langen, Hesse
Langen, Hesse (Germany)
Langen, Hesse
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Darmstadt
District Offenbach
Mayor Frieder Gebhard (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 29.12 km² (11.2 sq mi)
Elevation 143 m  (469 ft)
Population 35,184  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 1,208 /km² (3,129 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OF
Postal code 63225
Area code 06103
Website www.langen.de

Coordinates: 49°59′00″N 8°40′00″E / 49.983333, 8.666667

Langen is a town in the district of Offenbach, Hesse, Germany. It is situated about 13 km south of Frankfurt am Main and has about 35.000 inhabitants. Langen is home to the head office of the Deutsche Flugsicherung and the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute.

[edit] History

The first locality was built in 500- 600 Ad by immigrants from Franconia. Langen was first mentioned 834 in the deed of donation of King Ludwig II to Lorsch Abbey.

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Towns and municipalities in Offenbach district
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