Alzenau
urban municipality of Germany in Bavaria
Alzenau (German: [ˈaltsənaʊ] (
listen); until 31 December 2006 officially Alzenau i.UFr.) is a town in the north of the Aschaffenburg district in the Regierungsbezirk of Lower Franconia (Unterfranken) in Bavaria, Germany. Until 1 July 1972, Alzenau was the district seat of the now ended district of the same name and has a population of around 19,000.[3]
Alzenau | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Alzenau within Aschaffenburg district  | |
  Alzenau  Alzenau | |
| Coordinates: 50°04′N 09°04′E / 50.067°N 9.067°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Lower Franconia |
| District | Aschaffenburg |
| Subdivisions | 6 Stadtteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Stephan Noll[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.33 km2 (22.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 126 m (413 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 18,829 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (820/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 63755 |
| Dialling codes | 06023 |
| Vehicle registration | AB, ALZ |
| Website | www.alzenau.de |
Neighbouring communities change
Alzenau borders in the north on the communities of Rodenbach and Freigericht, in the east and southeast on the communities of Mömbris and Johannesberg, in the southwest on the community of Karlstein and in the west on the community of Kahl am Main.
Constituent communities change
Alzenau's quarters are Albstadt, Hörstein, Kälberau, Michelbach and Wasserlos.[4]
Politics change
Landräte (“Chief District Administrators”) of the former Alzenau district change
- 1946–1949 Friedrich Huth
- 1950–1970 Heinrich Degen
- 1970–1972 Karl Lautenschläger
Town council change
Alzenau's town council has 24 seats.
| Alzenau town council elections | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Voter turnout | CSU | SPD | FDP | Grüne | FW/PWG | KL | JU |
| 3 March 2002 | 58.4% | 12 seats | 6 seats | 2 seats | 2 seats | 2 seats | – | – |
| 2 March 2008 | 58.8% | 11 seats | 5 seats | 2 seats | 3 seats | 2 seats | 1 seat | – |
| 30 August 2021 | 10 seats | 3 seats | 2 seats | 5 seats | 3 seats | – | 1 seat | |
Town partnerships change
Sint-Oedenrode, North Brabant, Netherlands[5]
Pfaffstätten, Lower Austria, Austria[5]
Thaon-les-Vosges, Vosges, France[5]
Established businesses change
- Alexander Shorokhoff GmbH, luxury mechanical watches
- ABB Automation Products
- Applied Materials GmbH
- Biotest Medizintechnik
- Buhler Leybold Optics
- Hyundai Motorsport GmbH, World Rally Championship team
- Mahle GmbH
- MSC Software
- Nukem
- Schott Solar AG
- Xella
- Nikon Metrology Europe NV
Educational institutions change
In 1999, the following institutions existed:
- Kindergartens: 9 places with 705 children[6]
- Elementary schools: 4 with 81 teachers and 1432 students
- Realschulen: 1 with 45 teachers and 1000 students
- Hahnenkammschule zur Lernförderung (special education)
- Spessart-Gymnasium Alzenau with roughly 1500 students
- Städtische Musikschule Alzenau (municipal music school)
- Städtische Bibliothek Alzenau (municipal library)
- VHS Kahl-Alzenau-Karlstein (folk high school), Alzenau branch
- “Grünes Klassenzimmer” (“Green Classroom”) in the town forest
Health change
Notable people change
Sons and daughters of the town change
- Johann Peter Cornelius d’Alquen (1800–1863), composer and physician[8]
- Paul (Pablo) Michel, (1905–1977), chessmaster[9]
- Arno Borst (1925–2007), historian (mediaevalist)[10]
- Franz A. Stein (1928–1999), musicologist[11]
- Franz Adolf Gräbner (1944–2004), artist[12]
- Alexander Leipold (born 1969), freestyle wrestler stripped of an Olympic gold medal in 2000, Federal new-blood trainer for freestyle wrestling[13]
- Anna Bergmann (born 1953), cultural scientist
- Jochen Bendel (born 1967), German radio speaker and television moderator
- Johannes Scherer (born 1973), radio and television host and comedian[14]
- Heiko Westermann (born 1983), footballer
- Björn Ziegenbein (born 1986), footballer
- Pascal Thomas (born 1987), actor, musical singer[15]
- Max Wissel (born 1989), racing driver[16]
- Svenja Huth (born 1991), footballer[17]
- Lorenz Pick (born 2000), wine grower and sommelier
- Lilli Lang (born 2001), public figure
- Emil Lang (born 2004), public figure
People linked with Alzenau change
- Ludovica des Bordes (1787–1854), lady of Schloss Wasserlos[18]
- Claus Mehs (1866–1946), architect, built the Villa Meßmer in 1902–1904[19]
Other websites change
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alzenau.
- Town’s official webpage (in German)
References change
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
- ↑ GmbH, Advantic Systemhaus. "Zahlen & Fakten / Stadt Alzenau". alzenau.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ GmbH, Advantic Systemhaus. "Stadtteile / Stadt Alzenau". alzenau.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Alzenau startet Benefiz-Rallye in die Partnerstädte". main-echo.de (in German). 24 February 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ↑ Germany, KiTa.de, Berlin. "Kindergärten in Alzenau". KiTa.de (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2017.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Ihre Anfahrt Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau". klinikum-ab-alz.de (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ↑ "Johann Peter Cornelius d'Alquen". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ Sánchez, Christian. "Passengers of the Piriápolis - Buenos Aires 1939". ara.org.ar. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Arno Borst ist tot". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 28 April 2007. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ Bayerische Bibliographie 1998. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München: C. H. Beck. 2000. p. 558. ISBN 3-406-10619-6.
- ↑ "- Heimatgeschichte". geschichtsverein-alzenau.de (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Alexander Leipold | Europa- und Weltmeister". alexander-leipold.de (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Johannes Scherer Tickets. Karten online kaufen auf FFH.de". HIT RADIO FFH (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Schauspielerei ist mein Traumjob". main-echo.de (in German). 8 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit". main-echo.de (in German). 2 September 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ NDR. "Svenja Huth: Die Fränkin mit dem Fußball-Gen". uefafrauenem.sportschau.de (in German). Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ Alzenau (2002). Ludovica Freifrau von des Bordes, geborene Brentano von La Roche, Herrin auf Schloss Wasserlos und Wohltäterin der Gemeinde. Alzenau.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Meßmer, Villa. "Über Uns – Villa Meßmer". villa-messmer.de (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2018.