Landsberg am Lech
Landsberg am Lech (Landsberg at the Lech) is a town in southwest Bavaria, Germany, about 65 kilometers west of Munich and 35 kilometers south of Augsburg. It is the capital of the district of Landsberg am Lech.
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Location of Landsberg am Lech within Landsberg am Lech district  | |
| Coordinates: 48°02′52″N 10°53′56″E / 48.04778°N 10.89889°ECoordinates: 48°02′52″N 10°53′56″E / 48.04778°N 10.89889°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Oberbayern |
| District | Landsberg am Lech |
| Subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2020–26) | Doris Baumgartl[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 57.89 km2 (22.35 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 630 m (2,070 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 585 m (1,919 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 28,824 |
| • Density | 497.91/km2 (1,289.58/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 86899 |
| Vehicle registration | LL |
| Website | www.landsberg.de |
Geography
Landsberg is on the Romantic Road and is the center of the Lechrain region, the boundary region between Swabia and Bavaria. It is noted for its historic center.
Notable people
- Lanspergius (1489–1539), Carthusian monk and ascetical writer
- Ignaz Kögler (1680–1746), Jesuit missionary and mathematician
- Dominikus Zimmermann (1685–1766), architect
- Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849–1914), artist, film and theatre director
- Alois Wolfmüller (1864–1948), inventor and aeronautical engineer
- Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876–1956), World War II field marshal and war criminal
- George Remus (1878–1952), attorney and famed bootlegger during U.S. Prohibition
- Adolf Hitler (1889–1945), dictator (was in prison in Landsberg 1923/24)
- Luise Rinser (1911–2002), writer and politician
- Johnny Cash (1932–2003), American singer/songwriter stationed here in the early 1950s while serving in the U.S. Air Force
- Siegfried Rauch (1932–2018), actor
- Samuel Bak (born 1933), painter and writer
- Anton Posset (1941–2015), holocaust researcher and founder of the European Holocaust Memorial located in Landsberg
- Erwin Neher (born 1944), biologist
- Julian Nagelsmann (born 1987), football manager
- Michael Unterbuchner (born 1988), darts player
Twin towns – sister cities
Landsberg am Lech is twinned with:[3]
Hudson, United States (1984)
Saint-Laurent-du-Var, France (1986)
Bushey, England, United Kingdom (1989)
Rocca di Papa, Italy (1989)
Waldheim, Germany (1990)
Siófok, Hungary (2002)
Sports
Landsberg is home to the following sports clubs:
| Club | Sport | League | Established |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSV Landsberg | Football | Landesliga Bayern | 1882 |
| Landsberg Riverkings | Ice hockey | Regionalliga (Bayernliga) | 2008 |
| Landsberg X-PRESS | American football | Regionalliga Süd | 2007 |
| DJK Landsberg | Basketball | Regionalliga | 1956 |
| Jahn Landsberg | Football | A-Klasse Oberbayern | 1923 |
| Türkspor Landsberg | Football | A-Klasse Oberbayern | -- |
| Landsberg Cruisaders | Baseball | Bezirksliga Bayern | 2003 |
| Landsberg Kodiacs | Softball | Landesliga Bayern | 2009 |
| Landsberg BB-Dance Camp | Dance | Boogie Woogie Dance Festival | 1987 |
Landsberg Am Lech Media
Lech weir and the historic centre of Landsberg am Lech
Sources
- Burgett, Daniel R. (2001). Beyond the Rhine. New York: Dell Publishing. pp. 119–134.
- Thomas Raithel, Die Strafanstalt Landsberg am Lech und der Spöttinger Friedhof (1944-1958). Eine Dokumentation im Auftrag des Instituts für Zeitgeschichte München-Berlin (München: Oldenbourg 2009).
References
- ↑ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
- ↑ "Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). January 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Partnerstädte". landsberg.de (in Deutsch). Landsberg am Lech. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
Other websites
- Official Website (in German)
- European Holocaust Memorial Citizens´Association European Holocaust Memorial Foundation
- The Holocaust in the Landsberg area - Citizens´ Association "Landsberg in the 20th Century" (English)
- Landsberger lager-cajtung (Landsberg am Lech, Germany), B1110 is a digitized periodical at the Leo Baeck Institute, New York