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Lichtenau
Town
Church of Holy Cross in Lichtenau-Ulm
Coat of arms
Location of Lichtenau within Rastatt district
Lichtenau Show map of GermanyLichtenau Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 48°43′34″N 08°00′18″E / 48.72611°N 8.00500°E / 48.72611; 8.00500
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Rastatt
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Christian Greilach
Area
• Total	27.62 km (10.66 sq mi)
Elevation	127 m (417 ft)
Population
• Total	5,035
• Density	180/km (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	77839
Dialling codes	07227
Vehicle registration	RA
Website	www.lichtenau-baden.de

Lichtenau is a small town in Rastatt district in southwestern Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Geography

Lichtenau is located in the Upper Rhine River Plains on the right bank of the Rhine between Rastatt and Kehl.

Neighboring communities

The city shares borders with the following communities, listed clockwise from the north: Rheinmünster, Ottersweier, Achern and Rheinau. West of the city is the Rhine and with it the French border.

Boroughs

The city of Lichtenau consists of Lichtenau (proper), Scherzheim, Ulm, Muckenschopf and Grauelsbaum.

History

Lichtenau developed from a water castle that the Bishop of Strasbourg had built in the years 1293 to 1296, complete with defensive wall, ditch and parapet. In 1300 Lichtenau received its city charter and until its Slighting in 1686 it remained a fortress. After the line of the Counts of Hanau-Lichtenau ended the city became part of Hesse in 1736 and then was made part of Baden together with the Hanauerland in 1803.

District reform

In Lichtenau the Baden-Württemberg district reform of the 1970s took place in stages.

Government

The city is part of the administrative district of "Rheinmünster-Lichtenau" with seat in Rheinmünster.

City council

In addition to the mayor and city council president the council is made up of 20 members. The councilmen and councilwomen belong to political parties as follows:

People

• Gabriele Frechen (born October 12, 1956), politician.

Twin cities

• Lichtenberg, Bas-Rhin, France

References

1. Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 14 September 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.

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