Langenau is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is situated 14 km northeast of Ulm. Transport Langenau is located directly on the Autobahn A7 and near the A8 Public transport is guaranteed by the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund (DING). Langenau is connected to the national rail network via the Brenz Railway (Brenzbahn) from Ulm to Aalen. Mayors -April 2016: Wolfgang Mangold May 2016-: Daniel Salemi He was elected in February 2016. International relations Langenau is twinned with: Albeck in Carinthia (Austria), Brand-Erbisdorf in Sachsen (Germany), Bridgend in Wales (Great Britain) and Somberek (Hungary). Media In Langenau appears the newspaper Südwest-Presse, which includes a weekly local edition "Langenau aktuell" Media Langenau date will appear. Education Langenau has three primary schools, a special education school, a Werkrealschule, a Realschule and the Robert Bosch school. Religious Buildings The Protestant Martinskirche with Baroque altar comes from the 14th century to 18 century. The also Protestant St. Leonhardskirche, dates back to the 17/18th century. Century. Parks At Langenau town Wörth is a park with a water wheel, a lake and a playground. Celebrations Every year on the last weekend before the summer holidays, the traditional children's festival is held with a parade of schools. Notable people The acting Bavarian war minister Albrecht Besserer von Thalfingen (1787–1839) was born in Langenau. Robert Bosch (1861-1942), founder of the Robert Bosch GmbH Gottlob Honold (1876–1923), engineer and inventor Hansjörg Schlager (1948–2004), sportsman (ski) Thure Riefenstein (born 1965), actor and director See also There were plans for a federal highway Bundesautobahn 86 with an exit for Langenau until the 1970s. The German Armed Forces Military History Research Office was situated there from 1957 to 1958. There is a village in Poland Langowo (German: Langenau), that belongs to Baborów References Alb-Donau-Kreis Württemberg