Langenhagen

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Langenhagen
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Town hall in 1989
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Location of Langenhagen within Hanover district
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Langenhagen
Coordinates: 52°26′22″N9°44′24″E / 52.43944°N 9.74000°E / 52.43944; 9.74000 Coordinates: 52°26′22″N9°44′24″E / 52.43944°N 9.74000°E / 52.43944; 9.74000
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Hanover
Subdivisions6 districts
Government
 •  Mayor (2021–26) Mirko Heuer [1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total71.99 km2 (27.80 sq mi)
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
 • Total54,684
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
30851, 30853
30855, 30839
Dialling codes 0511
Vehicle registration H
Website http://www.langenhagen.de

Langenhagen is a town in the Hanover district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

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History

From 1866 to 1868 Robert Koch worked in Langenhagen.

On June 18, 1972, Red Army Faction terrorist Ulrike Meinhof was arrested in Langenhagen.

On August 17, 1982, the world's first mass production of Compact Discs began in Langenhagen.

The Langenhagen standard (German : Langenhagener Norm), declared 1990 and sponsored by Brenneke is an industry standard for the minimal precision of shotguns and combination guns fit for hunting with shotgun slugs. [3]

Subdivisions

Langenhagen consists of Langenhagen proper (including the Old Town, Brink, Langenforth and Wiesenau), Engelbostel (including Kananohe), Godshorn, Kaltenweide (including Altenhorst, Hainhaus, Maspe, Siedlung Twenge, Twenge and Kiebitzkrug), Krähenwinkel, and Schulenburg.

Economy

TUIfly is headquartered at Hanover Airport. [4] [5] Before TUIfly appeared, Hapag-Lloyd Flug (a.k.a. Hapagfly) was headquartered in Langenhagen. [6]

Politics

In 2001 the town council was elected for five years. The Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats won the election (both parties send 19 councilors to the council). The two "small" parties FDP (Free Democratic Party) and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Greens) received two seats each. Dr. Susanne Schott-Lemmer (CDU) is the mayor of Langenhagen. She won against the candidate of the Social Democrats with more than 60 percent.

On 10 September 2006 the town council was elected for five years. The Social Democrats won the election (send 19 councilors to the council). The FDP (Free Democratic Party) got two seats and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen (Greens) received four seats each. The Christian Democrats lost with only 16 seats. Dr. Susanne Schott-Lemmer (CDU) was not elected and is the loser of the elections. The new mayor of Langenhagen is Friedhelm Fischer from the Social Democrats with more than 52 percent.

Twin towns – sister cities

Langenhagen is twinned with: [10]

Notable people

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References

  1. ↑ "Direktwahlen in Niedersachsen vom 12. September 2021" (PDF). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen. 13 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen, LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2020.
  3. ↑ Brenneke-munition.de Archived 2010-11-02 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
  4. ↑ "About TUIfly." TUIfly. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.
  5. ↑ "Contact." TUIfly. Retrieved on 12 May 2009.
  6. ↑ "Facts and Figures." Hapagfly. 1 June 2005. Retrieved on 29 May 2009.
  7. ↑ Brenneke-munition.de Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "Pressemitteilung". Retrieved on 17 September 2010.
  9. ↑ About WAGNER Group GmbH.
  10. ↑ "Städtepartnerschaften & Freundschaften". langenhagen.de (in German). Langenhagen. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
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