Landau
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Landau in der Pfalz | |
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 Courthouse | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Landau in der Pfalz  | |
Ortsteile | |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2023–31) | Dominik Geißler[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 82.94 km2 (32.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 142 m (466 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 47,610 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 76829 |
| Dialling codes | 06341 |
| Vehicle registration | LD |
| Website | www.landau.de |
Landau (
It contains the districts (Ortsteile) of Arzheim, Dammheim, Godramstein, Mörlheim, Mörzheim, Nussdorf, Queichheim, and Wollmesheim.
History and other settings
Landau was first mentioned as a settlement in 1106. It was in the possession of the counts of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Landeck, whose arms, differenced by an
After the
Landau was part of Bas-Rhin department between 1789 and 1815. After Napoleon's Hundred Days following his escape from Elba, Landau, which had remained French, was granted to the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1815 and became the capital of one of the thirteen Bezirksämter (counties) of the Bavarian Rheinkreis, later renamed Pfalz.
In 1840 famous political cartoonist Thomas Nast was born in Landau.
Following
Main sites
Landau's large main square (Rathausplatz) is dominated by the town hall (Rathaus) and the market hall (Altes Kaufhaus). In the 19th century, the former fortifications gave way to a ring road that encircles the old town centre, from which the old industrial buildings have been excluded. A convention hall, the Festhalle, was built in Art Nouveau style, 1905–07 on a rise overlooking the town park and facing the modernist Bundesamt, the regional government building. The Protestant
The zoo is located close to the center of Landau alongside the historical fortifications. Animals are held in natural enclosures. The zoo contains numerous exotic species such as tigers and cheetahs, but also seals, penguins, kangaroos and flamingos and many more.
Economy
Wine-making continues to be an important industry of Landau.
Culture
The "landau," a luxury open carriage with a pair of folding tops, was invented in the town during the War of the Spanish Succession.
A frequent
Twin towns – sister cities
Landau in der Pfalz is twinned with:[9]
Haguenau, France- Ribeauvillé, France
Ruhango, Rwanda
Notable people
- Jan Boner (1463–1523), German-Polish merchant and banker
- Johann Caspar Bagnato (1696–1757), German-Italian architect
- Johann Christoph Wendland (1755–1828), botanist
- Johann Birnbaum (1763–1832), jurist
- Jacques-Louis Copia (1764–1799), German-French engraver
- Charles-Frédéric Soehnée (1789–1878), German-French painter
- Heinrich Jakob Fried (1802–1870), painter
- François Fleischbein (1804–1878), painter
- Franz Joseph Lauth (1822–1895), egyptologist
- Marcus Otterbourg (1827–1893), American diplomat, lawyer, and judge
- Michel Bréal (1832–1915), German-French philologist
- Ludwig Levy (1854–1907), architect
- Jakob Ritter von Danner (1865–1942), general
- Ludwig Maria Hugo (1871–1935), Roman Catholic bishop in Mainz
- Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874–1953), composer
- Helmuth Theodor Bossert (1880–1961), art historian, philologist and archaeologist
- Ludwig Kohl-Larsen (1884–1969), physician
- Ferdinand Jodl (1896–1956), general
- Ernst Maisel (1896–1978), general
- Thomas Nast (1840–1902), American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist
- Gustav Harteneck (1892–1984), general
- Lil Picard (1899–1994), German-American cabaret actress
- Richard Rudolf Klein (1921–2011), composer, musician and teacher
- Friedrich Wetter (born 1928), Roman Catholic bishop in Munich
- Fritz Strack (born 1950), psychologist
- Albrecht Hornbach (born 1953), businessman
- Volker Zotz (born 1956), German-Austrian philosopher and writer
- Éric de Moulins-Beaufort (born 1962), French prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- Anne Lünenbürger (born 1964), operatic soprano
- Charlotte Seither (born 1965), composer and pianist
- Christine Schneider (born 1972), politician (CDU)
- Bas Kast (born 1973), science writer
- Stefan Raunser (born 1976), scientist
- Bernd Metz (born 1979), artist
- Kris Menace (born 1980), electronic musician
- Benjamin Auer (born 1981), footballer
- Marlene Zapf(born 1990), handball player
- Michael Schultz (born 1993), footballer
- Ricarda Lobe (born 1994), hurdler
- Jan May (born 1995), cyclist
- Niklas Hoffmann (born 1997), footballer
References
- ^ Wahl der Oberbürgermeister der kreisfreien Städte, Landeswahlleiter Rheinland-Pfalz. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
- ^ "Landaup". Archived from the original on 2005-05-04. Retrieved 2005-06-13.
- ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 153.
- ^ "Landau". Encyclopædia Britannica.
- ^ Ehrend, Helfried (1972). Die vier Belegerungen von Landau auf Münzen und Medaillen (in German). Speyer: Numismatische Gesellschaft Speyer e.V. p. 26.
- ^ Heuser, Emil (1896). Die dritte und vierte Belagerung Landaus im spanischen Erbfolgekrieg (1704 und 1713) (in German). Landau Pfalz: Ed. Kaußlers Buchhandlung. pp. 3–99.
- ^ Heuser, Emil (1896). Die dritte und vierte Belagerung Landaus im spanischen Erbfolgekrieg (1704 und 1713) (in German). Landau Pfalz: Ed. Kaußlers Buchhandlung. pp. 163–214.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". landau.de (in German). Landau in der Pfalz. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
External links
Landau in der Pfalz travel guide from Wikivoyage- Official website
- Pictures Archived 2011-05-22 at the Wayback Machine
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