Langenargen

Langenargen
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Langenargen within Bodenseekreis district
Langenargen Langenargen
Coordinates: 47°36′00″N 09°32′30″E
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Tübingen
District	Bodenseekreis
Government
• Mayor (2020–28)	Ole Münder (Ind.)
Area
• Total	15.26 km2 (5.89 sq mi)
Elevation	399 m (1,309 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	7,810
• Density	510/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	88085
Dialling codes	07543
Vehicle registration	FN
Website	www.langenargen.de

Langenargen is a town in the district of Bodensee in Baden-Württemberg in Germany.

Demographics

Population development:

Year Inhabitants Year Inhabitants 1871 1,593 1990 6,598 1890 1,536 1994 6,999 1900 1,613 1998 7,116 1925 2,276 2002 7,314 1933 3,100 2006 7,554 1939 3,100 2010 7,803 1950 3,539 2014 7,848 1961 4,217 2015 7,863 1970 5,253 2017 7,778 1987 6,073 2018 7,721

Sports

Langenargen is an ideal venue for sports such as sailing. The town's location on the shores of the Bodensee (Lake Constance) provides smooth waters even when windy. Langenargen is the host city of Match Race Germany, part of the World Match Racing Tour. The event draws the world's best sailing teams to Langenargen in a battle of nerve and skill on the water. The identical supplied boats (Bavaria-35 Match) are raced two at a time in an on the water dogfight which tests the sailors and skippers to the limits of their physical abilities. Points accrued count towards the World Match Racing Tour and a place in the final event, with the overall winner taking the title ISAF World Match Racing Tour Champion. Match racing is an ideal sport for spectators in Langenargen and neighbouring towns, as racing in close proximity to the shore provides excellent heart of the action views for the audience. Match Race Germany through the World Match racing Tour and the associated supporting cultural events have helped raise the international profile of Langenargen as well as providing a boost to the economy and local businesses.

Twin towns — sister cities

Langenargen is twinned with:

• Arbon, Switzerland (1963)
• Höckendorf, Germany (1990)
• Bois-le-Roi, Seine-et-Marne, France (1991)
• Noli, Italy (2005)