Langenbach, Bavaria

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Langenbach

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Langenbach
Coordinates: 48°26′N 11°51′E / 48.433°N 11.850°E / 48.433; 11.850Coordinates: 48°26′N 11°51′E / 48.433°N 11.850°E / 48.433; 11.850
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Oberbayern
District Freising
Government
 • Mayor Josef Brückl
Area
 • Total 26.89 km2 (10.38 sq mi)
Elevation 429 m (1,407 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,870
 • Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 85416
Dialling codes 08761
Vehicle registration FS
Website www.gemeinde-langenbach.de

Langenbach is a municipality in the district of Freising in Bavaria in Germany.

The town has its own railway station on the Munich-Regensburg line, and lies on Highway 11 between Freising and Moosburg. Its boroughs are Amperhof, Asenkofen, Großenviecht, Kleinviecht, Niederhummel, Oberbach, Oberhummel, Oftlfing, Rast, Schmidhausen und Windham.

History

Langenbach was first mentioned in 818. It belonged to the Landgericht (regional jurisdiction) of Kranzberg, in the Rentamt (financial administrative district) of Munich. Until its 1803 secularization, the bishopric of Freising was the Langenbach district's most important landowner. Langenbach became an independent municipality in the course of the 1818 Bavarian administrative reforms. The community of Oberhummel was incorporated into Langenbach in 1972.

Local attractions

  • Parish church of St. Nicholas of Myra, Langenbach (built 1736)
  • Parish church of St. Nicholas of Flüe, Langenbach
  • Church of St. Mary (mid-15th century, Gothic)
  • "Town Hall," or "Red," Square
  • Chapel of Kleinviecht (late Romanesque, 1200, with an unusually wide tower)
  • Church of St. Andrew, Niederhummel (14th century)
  • Church of St. George and St. Dionysius, Oberhummel

Commerce and Infrastructure

Transport

Thanks to its location on the Munich–Regensburg line and on Highway 11, Langenbach has become a popular commuter suburb. In 2009 the Langenbach train station is due to receive new, elevated platforms and a pedestrian underpass. It will also be served from December 2009 onwards by a new hourly regional train running from Freising to Landshut.

Since 1973 Langenbach has been served by the Hallertauer Lokalbahn, which runs from Freising to Langenbach on the Landshut line before diverting in the direction of Hallertau.

Companies with offices in Langenbach

  • Kühne + Nagel

Education

  • A primary school

References

  1. ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2012. 

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