Lauingen

Lauingen

The town hall

Coat of arms
Lauingen

Coordinates: 48°34′N 10°26′E / 48.567°N 10.433°E / 48.567; 10.433Coordinates: 48°34′N 10°26′E / 48.567°N 10.433°E / 48.567; 10.433
Country Germany
State Bavaria
Admin. region Schwaben
District Dillingen
Government
  Mayor Wolfgang Schenk (SPD)
Area
  Total 44.39 km2 (17.14 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 10,598
  Density 240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 89415
Dialling codes 09072
Vehicle registration DLG
Website www.Lauingen.de

Lauingen is a town in the district of Dillingen in Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the left bank of the Danube, 5 km west of Dillingen, and 37 km northeast of Ulm.

In June 1800, the armies of the French First Republic, under command of Jean Victor Moreau, fought Habsburg regulars and Württemberg contingents, under the general command of Pál Kray. Kray had taken refuge in the fortress at Ulm; Moreau diverted his army to approach Ulm from the east. Kray had ordered preparation for the destruction of all the bridges across the Danube, including the one at Lauingen. A small group of French captured a foothold on the northern bank of the Danube by Grensheim, and Moreau's forces were able to move against the fortress on both sides of the river. At this battle, the culmination of the Danube Campaign of 1800, Moreau forced Kray to abandon Ulm and withdraw into eastern Bavaria.[2]

St. Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus) was born in Lauingen, c. 1200.

International relations

Lauingen is twinned with:

View of the town

References

  1. "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). 31 December 2013.
  2. "Höchstädt", History of the Wars of the French Revolution: Including Sketches of the Civil History of Great Britain and France, from the Revolutionary Movements, 1788, to the Restoration of a General Peace, 1815, Kuhl, France, 1820, p. 183.
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