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Senden

The town of Senden is the second-largest town of the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and is located at the border to Baden-Württemberg. The town belongs to the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund. Senden's neighbours are Neu-Ulm in the north, Weißenhorn in the east, Vöhringen in the south and Illerkirchberg in the west.

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Coordinates: 48°19′N 10°04′E / 48.317°N 10.067°E / 48.317; 10.067
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictNeu-Ulm
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Claudia Schäfer-Rudolf1 (CSU)
Area
 • Total
25.21 km2 (9.73 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)2
 • Total
23,641
 • Density937.8/km2 (2,429/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
89250
Dialling codes07307, 07309 (Witzighausen)
Vehicle registrationNU
Websitewww.stadt-senden.de

The town of Senden (German pronunciation: [ˈzɛndn̩] ⓘ) is the second-largest town of the district of Neu-Ulm in Bavaria and is located at the border to Baden-Württemberg. The town belongs to the Donau-Iller-Nahverkehrsverbund. Senden's neighbours are Neu-Ulm in the north, Weißenhorn in the east, Vöhringen in the south and Illerkirchberg in the west.

Town parts

The town parts are Aufheim, Ay, Freudenegg, Hittistetten, Witzighausen and Wullenstetten.

Politics

The Senden town council consists since the election of 2014 of:

Economics and infrastructure

Traffic

Senden lies at the Bundesstraße 28 and at the train line Ulm-Oberstdorf (Illertalbahn).

Companies

  • Möbel Inhofer

Education

Schools

Elementary- and Main schools

  • Elementary school Senden (Bürgermeister-Engelhart-Schule)
  • Elementary school Aufheim
  • Elementary school Ay
  • Elementary school Wullenstetten3
  • Main school Senden (Rektor-Werner-Ziegler-Schule)4

Vocational- and technical highschools

  • Urban economics school Senden5

Special schools

  • Lindenhof-school Senden, private promotion center for mental development6

Spare time- and sports centres

  • Ice skating rink
  • public lake- and indoor swimming pool
  • several bathing lakes
  • City park with Minigolf

International relations

Senden is twinned with:

Culture

Urban cultural events take mainly place in the 2002 opened "Bürgerhaus".

Music associations

  • "Dorfmusikanten Aufheim" (village musicians of Aufheim) with their youth band "WITA"7
  • "Musikvereinigung Senden-Ay-Oberkirchberg" (united musicians of Senden-Ay-Oberkirchberg) www.musikvereinigung.net
  • "Harmonia Wullenstetten" (harmony of Wullenstetten)8

Singing associations

  • Choir unity "Concordia" Ay9
  • Choir unity "Frohsinn" Aufheim
  • Choir unity "Sängertreu" Senden
  • Choir unity Witzighausen-Hittistetten
  • Church choir Senden (Protestant)
  • Church choir Senden (Catholic)
References

References

  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke in Bayern, Einwohnerzahlen am 31. Dezember 2024; Basis Zensus 2022" [Municipalities, counties, and administrative districts in Bavaria; Based on the 2022 Census] (CSV) (in German). Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik.
  3. "Home". gs-wullenstetten.de.
  4. "Startseite". www.hssend.schule.neu-ulm.de. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  5. "Home". wiss-senden.de.
  6. "Lebenshilfe Ulm/Neu-Ulm e.V. - Im Dienst für Menschen mit Behinderungen". www.lebenshilfe-ulm.de. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. www.aufheim.de
  8. www.mv-wullenstetten.de
  9. www.concordia-ay.de
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