Lauda-Königshofen

The 12 districts with population (as of 2001): Area in km2 (as in 2006) ==Twin towns==

• Boissy-Saint-Léger (France) • Paks (Hungary) • Rátka (Hungary) ==Sports==

• FV Lauda, soccer • Lauda Hornets, American football ==Notable natives==

, 1799 • Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen, (1575–1622), Prince-Bishop of Bamberg and of Würzburg • Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, (1760–1802), composer • Johann Martin Schleyer, (1831–1912), developer of artificial language Volapük • Albert Hehn (1908–1983), actor • Heinrich Ehrler, (1917–1945), Luftwaffe military aviator and wing commander • Peter Frank (born 1968), jurist, currently serves as a judge in the Federal Constitutional Court Sport • Hans-Jürgen Hehn, (born 1944), fencer, team world champion and silver medallist, 1976 Summer Olympics • Manuela Ruben, (born 1964), figure skater, silver medallist, 1984 European Figure Skating Championships • Thorsten Weidner, (born 1967), fencer, silver and gold medallist, 1988 & 1992 Summer Olympics ==Notable enterprises==

Among the business entities located in Lauda are two world-famous manufacturers of laboratory equipment: • Lauda, a manufacturer of thermostats. • Herzog, a manufacturer of crude oil and fuel testing equipment. The founder of the company, Walter Herzog, has moved to Lauda after World War II, and pioneered a few important innovations in the testing of oil and fuels, like first automatic flash point tester, first automatic distillation apparatus, and others. • Becksteiner Winzer, a wine cooperative that grows, produces and sells wines made from the region's grapes. ==Events==

• Königshöfer Messe, annual fair ==References==