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
Town hall
Coat of arms of Senden
Coat of arms
Location of Senden within Neu-Ulm district
Senden is located in Germany
Senden
Senden
Senden is located in Bavaria
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
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total22,896
 • Density910/km2 (2,400/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. Genesis Online-Datenbank des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Statistik Tabelle 12411-003r Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes: Gemeinden, Stichtag (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)
  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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