Ladenburg

Ladenburg
Marktplatz

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Ladenburg
Location of Ladenburg within Rhein-Neckar-Kreis district
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Coordinates: 49°28′N 8°37′E / 49.467°N 8.617°E / 49.467; 8.617Coordinates: 49°28′N 8°37′E / 49.467°N 8.617°E / 49.467; 8.617
Country Germany
State Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region Karlsruhe
District Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor Stefan Schmutz (SPD)
Area
 • Total 19 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation 106 m (348 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 11,532
 • Density 610/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 68520–68526
Dialling codes 06203
Vehicle registration HD
Website www.ladenburg.de
Ladenburg in 1900.

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 kilometres (6 miles) east of Mannheim, and 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Heidelberg.

Ladenburg's history dates back to Celtic and Roman ages. In Roman times it was called 'Lopodunum'. Emperor Trajan elevated it to the status of a city ('civitas') in the year 98. Its old centre dates back to the Late Middle Age.

Ladenburg is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route.

Ladenburg market place

Mayors

List of mayors:[2]

  • 1914–1922: Wilhelm Fritsch
  • 1922–1931: Christian Koch (SPD)
  • 1931–1933: Hermann Hagen
  • 1933–1934: Alfred Reuther (NSDAP)
  • 1934–1945: Kurt Pohly (NSDAP)
  • 1945–1953: Adam Herdt (CDU)
  • 1953–1965: Hermann Hohn (FWV) (1897-1968)
  • 1965–1993: Reinhold Schulz (SPD)
  • 1993–2001: Rolf Reble (CDU)
  • since 2001: Rainer Ziegler (SPD)

Notable residents

Karl Benz
  • Johann Friedrich von Seilern (1646–1715), son of a dyer and later Imperial Count, was born in Ladenburg.
  • Johann Christoph Sauer (1695–1757), the first German-language printer and publisher in North America, was born in Ladenburg
  • Franz Xaver(1780-1844) and Friedrich von Hertling, Bavarian war ministers, were born in Ladenburg.
  • Michael Frey (1787-1832), composer, violinist and conductor
  • Lambert Heinrich von Babo (1818-1899), chemist
  • Karl Benz, (1844-1929), inventor of the automobile, lived in Ladenburg between 1906 and his death in 1929.
  • Martin Hartmann (1870-1931), lawyer, head of the Baden office
  • Rudolf Agricola (1900-1985), economist and journalist

History

The first time this village was populated was between 3000 and 200 BC. It then consisted of a Celtic settlement Lopodunum (="sea tower"). 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 regiment of cavalry made up from the Canaefaten.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Ladenburg is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2017". Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg (in German). 2018.
  2. ↑ Ladenburg-Lexikon. Norderstedt 2007, ISBN 978-3-8334-6799-8.
  3. ↑ "Jumelage Laval-Garango" (in French). Retrieved 2013-06-13.


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