▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁formally ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁sett lers ▁to ▁Schul enburg ▁and ▁the ▁surrounding ▁area ▁were ▁of ▁German , ▁Aust rian ▁and ▁Czech ▁descent , ▁and ▁the ▁area ▁still ▁shows ▁evidence ▁of ▁their ▁culture . ▁Local ▁b aker ies ▁are ▁noted ▁for ▁their ▁kol aches , ▁a ▁Czech ▁pas try . ▁Other ▁imm igr ants ▁of ▁Jewish ▁descent ▁also ▁made ▁Schul enburg ▁their ▁home , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁became ▁mer ch ants . ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁St anz el ▁F lying ▁Mod els , ▁mak ers ▁of ▁wire - control led ▁and ▁free - fl ight ▁model ▁air plan es ▁for ▁nearly ▁ 7 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Schul enburg ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁southern ▁F ay ette ▁County ▁at ▁ ▁( 2 9 . 6 8 0 3 2 0 , ▁− 9 6 . 9 0 7 1 3 8 ), ▁on ▁high ▁ground ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁Nav idad ▁River . ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 9 0 ▁passes ▁through ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁town ▁as ▁Sum mit ▁Street , ▁leading ▁east ▁ ▁to ▁We imar ▁and ▁west ▁ ▁to ▁Fl at onia . ▁U . S . ▁Route ▁ 7 7 ▁cross es ▁US ▁ 9 0 ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Schul enburg , ▁following ▁K ess ler ▁Avenue . ▁US ▁ 7 7 ▁leads ▁north ▁ ▁to ▁La ▁G