Lichtenau, Baden-Württemberg

Lichtenau
Coat of arms
Lichtenau
Location of Lichtenau within Rastatt district
Coordinates: 48°43′34″N 08°00′18″E / 48.72611°N 8.00500°ECoordinates: 48°43′34″N 08°00′18″E / 48.72611°N 8.00500°E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rastatt
Government
• Mayor	Rolf Karrais
Area
• Total	27.62 km^2 (10.66 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,893
• Density	180/km^2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	77839
Dialling codes	07227
Vehicle registration	RA
Website	www.lichtenau-baden.de

Lichtenau is a small town in Rastatt district in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Geography

Lichtenau is located in the Upper Rhine River Plains on the right bank of the Rhine between Rastatt and Kehl.

Neighboring communities

The city shares borders with the following communities, listed clockwise from the north: Rheinmünster, Ottersweier, Achern and Rheinau. West of the city is the Rhine and with it the French border.

Boroughs

The city of Lichtenau consists of Lichtenau (proper), Scherzheim, Ulm, Muckenschopf and Grauelsbaum.

History

Lichtenau developed from a water castle that the Bishop of Strasbourg had built in the years 1293 to 1296, complete with defensive wall, ditch and parapet. In 1300 Lichtenau received its city charter and until its Slighting in 1686 it remained a fortress. After the line of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenau ended the city became part of Hesse in 1736 and then was made part of Baden together with the Hanauerland in 1803.

District reform

In Lichtenau the Baden-Württemberg district reform of the 1970s took place in stages.

Town	Merged into Lichtenau as of
Scherzheim	January 1, 1972
Ulm	January 1, 1973
Muckenschopf	January 1, 1974
Grauelsbaum	January 1, 1975

Government

The city is part of the administrative district of "Rheinmünster-Lichtenau" with seat in Rheinmünster.

City council

In addition to the mayor and city council president the council is made up of 20 members. The councilmen and councilwomen belong to political parties as follows:

Party	Seats
CDU	9
SPD	6
Bündnis 90/Green Party	2
Independents	3

Famous people

Gabriele Frechen (born October 12, 1956), politician.

Twin cities

• - Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
• - Serrungarina, Italy

References

1. "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013 (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.