Lauda-Königshofen

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Lauda-Königshofen
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lauda-Königshofen
Lauda-Königshofen (Germany)
Lauda-Königshofen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Stuttgart
District Main-Tauber-Kreis
Town subdivisions 12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke
Mayor Thomas Maertens (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 94.47 km² (36.5 sq mi)
Elevation 192 m  (630 ft)
Population 15,052  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 159 /km² (413 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate TBB
Postal code 97922
Area code 09343
Website www.lauda-koenigshofen.de

Coordinates: 49°34′07″N 09°42′14″E / 49.56861, 9.70389

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.

[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] notable natives

Johann Martin Schleyer, born July 18, 1831, inventor of the constructed language Volapük.

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