Senden
Town in Bavaria, Germany
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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.
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Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Senden
within Neu-Ulm district  | |
 Location of Senden | |
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| Coordinates: 48°19′N 10°04′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Bavaria |
| Admin. region | Schwaben |
| District | Neu-Ulm |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–26) | Claudia Schäfer-Rudolf[1] (CSU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.21 km2 (9.73 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 486 m (1,594 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 23,143 |
| • Density | 918.0/km2 (2,378/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 89250 |
| Dialling codes | 07307, 07309 (Witzighausen) |
| Vehicle registration | NU |
| Website | www.stadt-senden.de |
Town parts
The town parts are Aufheim, Ay, Freudenegg, Hittistetten, Witzighausen and Wullenstetten.
Politics
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
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
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)
