Langenzenn
Encyclopedia
Langenzenn is a municipality
in the district of Fürth
, in Bavaria
, Germany
. It is situated 15 km west of Fürth
.
The town lies on the river Zenn and has a population of 10.518 people (31. December 2007).
Neighbouring Towns:
as "Zenna". It is not proven, that "Zenna" means Langenzenn here or the abandoned village "Zennhausen" near Neuhof an der Zenn
.
The first evident mention is in 954 when King Otto I.
held an important meeting with the German nobles in Langenzenn to reunite them.
Langenzenn got the rights and privileges of a town in 1360.
Around that time the Halsgericht moved from Cadolzburg
to Langenzenn. Thus, the town got the full jurisdiction.
The last execution was carried out in 1763.
1361 it got the right to produce money by king Karl IV
.
A big fire in 1720 destroyed the town hall. A new town hall was built, which exists this very day.
The gothic evangelian church exists since 1369.
Langenzenn still has remains of the city wall.
In 2005 and 2006 the Prinzregentenplatz, the medieval market place of the town was remodeled.
They staged for example Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
(2001) and Le Malade imaginaire
(1990) by Molière
, Twelfth Night (1989), The Merry Wives of Windsor
(2004), and The Taming of the Shrew
(2002) by Shakespeare
, and Lysistrata
(2003) by Aristophanes
.
The railway Zenngrundbahn was built in 1872.It consorts from Fürth
to Markt Erlbach
and back every hour. Langenzenn has 3 stations: Langenzenn main railway station, Hardhof and Laubendorf.
The local museum opened in 1957.
In 1382 a hospital was built. The oldest part existing today is from 1536. In 2007 the hospital was closed.
The youth center Alte Post was founded in 1977 and is the oldest youth center in the area.
The public library was founded in 1903,restored in 1983 and has ca. 22000 books.
Since 1967 it has an elementary and a Hauptschule which is similar to the secondary modern school.
1984 the Wolfang Borchert Gymnasium was founded in Langenzenn, which has place for 1150 school children.
Langenzenn has also 4 kindergartens.
s have been produced in Langenzenn since the 16th century. After World War II
only 2 companies still produce bricks: The Koramic Dachprodukte GmbH & Co. KG,belonging to the Wienerberger Gruppe,and the Walther Dachziegel GmbH.
The steel- and materialtrader Heine + Beisswenger has business premises between Langenzenn and Burggrafenhof.
The packingproducer ElringKlinger AG exports his make to many automobile companies.
The ELIA Tuning und Design AG is a Renault
, Nissan and Dacia
tuning company.
Langenzenn has several industrial areas, with many smaller companies being located there.
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...
in the district of Fürth
Fürth (district)
Fürth is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the cities of Fürth and Nuremberg, and by the districts of Roth, Ansbach, Neustadt -Bad Windsheim and Erlangen-Höchstadt.-History:...
, in Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated 15 km west of Fürth
Fürth
The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only 7 km apart....
.
The town lies on the river Zenn and has a population of 10.518 people (31. December 2007).
Geography
It belongs to the district of Fürth near Nürnberg and lies in the Rangau.Neighbouring Towns:
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History
First possible historic mention in 903 by king Ludwig IVLouis the Child
Louis the Child , sometimes called Louis IV or Louis III, was the last Carolingian ruler of East Francia....
as "Zenna". It is not proven, that "Zenna" means Langenzenn here or the abandoned village "Zennhausen" near Neuhof an der Zenn
Neuhof an der Zenn
Neuhof an der Zenn is a municipality in the district of Neustadt -Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany....
.
The first evident mention is in 954 when King Otto I.
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
Otto I the Great , son of Henry I the Fowler and Matilda of Ringelheim, was Duke of Saxony, King of Germany, King of Italy, and "the first of the Germans to be called the emperor of Italy" according to Arnulf of Milan...
held an important meeting with the German nobles in Langenzenn to reunite them.
Langenzenn got the rights and privileges of a town in 1360.
Around that time the Halsgericht moved from Cadolzburg
Cadolzburg
Cadolzburg is a municipality in the district of Fürth, in Bavaria, Germany. It is situated 11 km west of Fürth.In the year 2007 Cadolzburg celebrated its 850th anniversary.- Notable persons :* Albert III, Elector of Brandenburg...
to Langenzenn. Thus, the town got the full jurisdiction.
The last execution was carried out in 1763.
1361 it got the right to produce money by king Karl IV
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles IV , born Wenceslaus , was the second king of Bohemia from the House of Luxembourg, and the first king of Bohemia to also become Holy Roman Emperor....
.
A big fire in 1720 destroyed the town hall. A new town hall was built, which exists this very day.
Development of population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1809 | 1659 |
| 1855 | 1906 |
| 1900 | 1953 |
| 1910 | 2003 |
| 1920 | 1933 |
| 1930 | 2186 |
| 1939 | 2816 |
| 1945 | 2840 |
| 1950 | 4277 |
| 1960 | 4817 |
| 1970 | 5337 |
| 1987 | 8280 |
| 2004 | 10700 |
Culture
Langenzenn has a theater where the Klosterhofspiele Langenzenn are performed every summer. Another ensemble with more tradition is the Hans-Sachs-Spielgruppe. Both act in the courtyard of the medieval monastery, which was built in 1409.The gothic evangelian church exists since 1369.
Langenzenn still has remains of the city wall.
In 2005 and 2006 the Prinzregentenplatz, the medieval market place of the town was remodeled.
Klosterhofspiele
Since a lot of years the Klosterhofspiele are a part of Langenzenn culture. The chairman is Roland Schönfelder.They staged for example Le Bourgeois gentilhomme
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is a five-act comédie-ballet—a play intermingled with music, dance and singing—by Molière, first presented on 14 October 1670 before the court of Louis XIV at the Château of Chambord by Molière's troupe of actors...
(2001) and Le Malade imaginaire
Le Malade imaginaire
The Imaginary Invalid is a three-act comédie-ballet by the French playwright Molière. It was first performed in 1673 and was the last work he wrote. In an ironic twist of fate, Molière collapsed during his fourth performance as Argan on 17 February and died soon after...
(1990) by Molière
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
, Twelfth Night (1989), The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare, first published in 1602, though believed to have been written prior to 1597. It features the fat knight Sir John Falstaff, and is Shakespeare's only play to deal exclusively with contemporary Elizabethan era English middle class life...
(2004), and The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1590 and 1591.The play begins with a framing device, often referred to as the Induction, in which a mischievous nobleman tricks a drunken tinker named Sly into believing he is actually a nobleman himself...
(2002) by Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon"...
, and Lysistrata
Lysistrata
Lysistrata is one of eleven surviving plays written by Aristophanes. Originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BC, it is a comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end The Peloponnesian War...
(2003) by Aristophanes
Aristophanes
Aristophanes , son of Philippus, of the deme Cydathenaus, was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually complete...
.
Economy and infrastructure
Langenzenn lies on the Südwesttangente, so it is connected very well to Fürth/Nürnberg.The railway Zenngrundbahn was built in 1872.It consorts from Fürth
Fürth
The city of Fürth is located in northern Bavaria, Germany in the administrative region of Middle Franconia. It is now contiguous with the larger city of Nuremberg, the centres of the two cities being only 7 km apart....
to Markt Erlbach
Markt Erlbach
Markt Erlbach is a municipality in the district of Neustadt -Bad Windsheim in Bavaria in Germany....
and back every hour. Langenzenn has 3 stations: Langenzenn main railway station, Hardhof and Laubendorf.
Public Institutions
Since 1977 Langenzenn has an indoor pool.The local museum opened in 1957.
In 1382 a hospital was built. The oldest part existing today is from 1536. In 2007 the hospital was closed.
The youth center Alte Post was founded in 1977 and is the oldest youth center in the area.
The public library was founded in 1903,restored in 1983 and has ca. 22000 books.
Education
Langenzenn has a school system since 1439.Since 1967 it has an elementary and a Hauptschule which is similar to the secondary modern school.
1984 the Wolfang Borchert Gymnasium was founded in Langenzenn, which has place for 1150 school children.
Langenzenn has also 4 kindergartens.
Residing companies
BrickBrick
A brick is a block of ceramic material used in masonry construction, usually laid using various kinds of mortar. It has been regarded as one of the longest lasting and strongest building materials used throughout history.-History:...
s have been produced in Langenzenn since the 16th century. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
only 2 companies still produce bricks: The Koramic Dachprodukte GmbH & Co. KG,belonging to the Wienerberger Gruppe,and the Walther Dachziegel GmbH.
The steel- and materialtrader Heine + Beisswenger has business premises between Langenzenn and Burggrafenhof.
The packingproducer ElringKlinger AG exports his make to many automobile companies.
The ELIA Tuning und Design AG is a Renault
Renault
Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, and in the past, autorail vehicles, trucks, tractors, vans and also buses/coaches. Its alliance with Nissan makes it the world's third largest automaker...
, Nissan and Dacia
Dacia
In ancient geography, especially in Roman sources, Dacia was the land inhabited by the Dacians or Getae as they were known by the Greeks—the branch of the Thracians north of the Haemus range...
tuning company.
Langenzenn has several industrial areas, with many smaller companies being located there.