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Alzenau

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Alzenau
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Alzenau
Location of Alzenau within Aschaffenburg district
Alzenau   is located in Germany
Alzenau
Alzenau
Alzenau   is located in Bavaria
Alzenau
Alzenau
Coordinates: 50°04′N 09°04′E / 50.067°N 9.067°E / 50.067; 9.067
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionLower Franconia
DistrictAschaffenburg
Subdivisions6 Stadtteile
Government
  Mayor (202026) Stephan Noll[1] (CSU)
Area
  Total59.33 km2 (22.91 sq mi)
Elevation
126 m (413 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
  Total18,034
  Density300/km2 (790/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63755
Dialling codes06023
Vehicle registrationAB, ALZ
Websitewww.alzenau.de

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]

Neighbouring communities

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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

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Constituent communities

Alzenau's quarters are Albstadt, Hörstein, Kälberau, Michelbach and Wasserlos.[4]

Politics

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Landräte (“Chief District Administrators”) of the former Alzenau district

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  • 1946–1949 Friedrich Huth
  • 1950–1970 Heinrich Degen
  • 1970–1972 Karl Lautenschläger

Town council

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Alzenau's town council has 24 seats.

Alzenau town council elections
DateVoter turnoutCSUSPDFDPGrüneFW/PWGKLJU
3 March 200258.4%12 seats6 seats2 seats2 seats2 seats
2 March 200858.8%11 seats5 seats2 seats3 seats2 seats1 seat
30 August 202110 seats3 seats2 seats5 seats3 seats1 seat

Town partnerships

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Established businesses

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Educational institutions

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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

Notable people

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Sons and daughters of the town

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Ludovica des Bordes

People linked with Alzenau

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Other websites

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References

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  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. GmbH, Advantic Systemhaus. "Zahlen & Fakten / Stadt Alzenau". alzenau.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  4. GmbH, Advantic Systemhaus. "Stadtteile / Stadt Alzenau". alzenau.de (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 "Alzenau startet Benefiz-Rallye in die Partnerstädte". main-echo.de (in German). 24 February 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  6. Germany, KiTa.de, Berlin. "Kindergärten in Alzenau". KiTa.de (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. "Ihre Anfahrt Klinikum Aschaffenburg-Alzenau". klinikum-ab-alz.de (in German). Retrieved 31 October 2017.[permanent dead link]
  8. "Johann Peter Cornelius d'Alquen". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  9. Sánchez, Christian. "Passengers of the Piriápolis - Buenos Aires 1939". ara.org.ar. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  10. "Arno Borst ist tot". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 28 April 2007. ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  11. Bayerische Bibliographie 1998. Bayerische Staatsbibliothek München: C. H. Beck. 2000. p. 558. ISBN 3-406-10619-6.
  12. "- Heimatgeschichte". geschichtsverein-alzenau.de (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  13. "Alexander Leipold | Europa- und Weltmeister". alexander-leipold.de (in German). Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  14. "Johannes Scherer Tickets. Karten online kaufen auf FFH.de". HIT RADIO FFH (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  15. "Schauspielerei ist mein Traumjob". main-echo.de (in German). 8 May 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  16. "Im Rausch der Geschwindigkeit". main-echo.de (in German). 2 September 2009. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  17. 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.
  18. 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)
  19. Meßmer, Villa. "Über Uns – Villa Meßmer". villa-messmer.de (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2018.