Langenzenn is a town in the district of Fürth, in

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. The town lies on the river

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and has a population of 10.339 people (31. December 2012).

Geography

It belongs to the district of Fürth near

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and lies in the Rangau. Neighbouring Towns: *

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(7,36 km) *

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(8,19 km) * Hagenbüchach (4,41 km)

History

First possible historic mention in 903 by king Ludwig IV 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

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 is still extant.

Development of population

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

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(2001) and

Le Malade imaginaire ''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''The Hypochondriac'', or ''The Would-Be Invalid'' ( French title ''Le Malade imaginaire'', ) is a three- act ''comédie-ballet'' by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes (H.495, H. ...

(1990) by

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(1989),

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(2004), and

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(2002) by

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, and

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(2003) by

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Hans-Sachs-Spielgruppe

The ensemble was founded in 1963.Vereinschronik
The chairman is Klaus Roscher.

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

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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 ''Mittelschule'' which is similar to the secondary modern school. 1984 the ''Wolfang Borchert Gymnasium'' was founded in Langenzenn, which has room for 1150 school children. There is also a ''Realschule''. Langenzenn has also 4 kindergartens.

Residing companies

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s have been produced in Langenzenn since the 16th century. After

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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

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and

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tuning company. Langenzenn has several industrial areas, with many smaller companies being located there.

Media

The ''Langenzenner Zeitung'' is published every month.

Sport

Langenzenn's main sports club is the ''TSV 1894 Langenzenn'' supporting several sports, but mainly soccer.

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

Marie Dollinger Maria "Marie" Dollinger-Hendrix (28 October 1910 – 10 August 1994) was a German track and field athlete who competed in sprinting events and the 800 metres. She represented Germany at three consecutive Olympic Games: 1928, 1932 and 1936. She ...

(1910-1995), athlete * Brunhilde Hendrix (1938-1995), athlete

Other personalities associated with the city

* Sebastian Preiss (born 1981), grew up in Langenzenn, handball player

References

External links

Official Website

{{Authority control Fürth (district)