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Location of the town of Ladenburg within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Baden-Württemberg |
| Admin. region | Karlsruhe |
| District | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | Town with hamlet |
| Mayor | Rainer Ziegler (SPD) |
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| Area | 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 106 m (348 ft) |
| Population | 11,513 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 606 /km2 (1,569 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HD |
| Postal codes | 68520–68526 |
| Area code | 06203 |
| Website | www.ladenburg.de |
Ladenburg is a town in the district of Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Neckar, 10 km east of Mannheim, and 10 km northwest of Heidelberg.
It has an old town from the Late Middle Ages. Its history dates back to Celtic and Roman ages.
Ladenburg is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.
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The first time this village was populated was between 3000 and 200 BC. It then consisted of a Celtic settlement Lopodunum (="Seatower"). In the year 40 the Romans populated the town as a farmer/military outpost and kept its Celtic name. The local territory formed the civilian district of Civitas Ulpia Sueborum Nicretum ("Neckarsuebi"), of which Lopodunum was the chief town. In 74 AD the Romans founded the town Auxiliarkastelle which included a supply-keeping town, which was the center of the future town. The garrison included a cavalry of the Canaefaten.
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