Langenhagen


Langenhagen is a town in the Hanover district of Lower Saxony, Germany.

History

From 1866 to 1868 Robert Koch worked in Langenhagen.
On June 18, 1972, Red Army Faction terrorist Ulrike Meinhof was arrested in Langenhagen.
On August 17, 1982, the world's first mass production of Compact Discs began in Langenhagen.
The Langenhagen standard, declared 1990 and sponsored by Brenneke is an industry standard for the minimal precision of shotguns and combination guns fit for hunting with shotgun slugs.

Economy

is headquartered at Hanover Airport. Before TUIfly appeared, Hapag-Lloyd Flug was headquartered in Langenhagen.
In 2001 the city council was elected for five years. The Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats won the election. The two "small" parties FDP and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen received two seats each. Dr. Susanne Schott-Lemmer is the mayor of Langenhagen. She won against the candidate of the Social Democrats with more than 60 percent.
On 10 September 2006 the city council was elected for five years. The Social Democrats won the election. The FDP got two seats and Bündnis 90/Die Grünen received four seats each. The Christian Democrats lost with only 16 seats. Dr. Susanne Schott-Lemmer was not elected and is the loser of the elections. The new mayor of Langenhagen is Friedhelm Fischer from the Social Democrats with more than 52 percent.

Notable people

International relations

Langenhagen is twinned with: