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.

For Senden in Westphalia, see Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Senden
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Senden within Neu-Ulm district
Senden
Senden
Coordinates: 48°19′N 10°04′E
CountryGermany
StateBavaria
Admin. regionSchwaben
DistrictNeu-Ulm
Government
 • Mayor (2020–26) Claudia Schäfer-Rudolf[1] (CSU)
Area
 • Total25.17 km2 (9.72 sq mi)
Elevation
486 m (1,594 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total22,587
 • Density900/km2 (2,300/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

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

Elementary- and Main schools
  • Elementary school Senden (Bürgermeister-Engelhart-Schule)
  • Elementary school Aufheim
  • Elementary school Ay
  • Elementary school Wullenstetten[3]
  • Main school Senden (Rektor-Werner-Ziegler-Schule)[4]

Vocational- and technical highschools
  • Urban economics school Senden[5]

Special schools
  • Lindenhof-school Senden, private promotion center for mental development[6]

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

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

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" Ay[9]
  • Choir unity "Frohsinn" Aufheim
  • Choir unity "Sängertreu" Senden
  • Choir unity Witzighausen-Hittistetten
  • Church choir Senden (protestantic)
  • Church choir Senden (catholic)

References
  1. Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.
  2. "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik (in German). June 2021.
  3. http://www.gs-wullenstetten.de/
  4. "Archived copy". www.hssend.schule.neu-ulm.de. Archived from the original on 19 November 2005. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.wiss-senden.de
  6. "Archived copy". www.lebenshilfe-ulm.de. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002. Retrieved 13 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. www.aufheim.de
  8. www.mv-wullenstetten.de
  9. www.concordia-ay.de
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