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3 unusual facts about Königshofen


Königshofen

Bad Königshofen (Bad Königshofen im Grabfeld), a town in Bavaria, Germany

Lauda-Königshofen, a town in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Lauda-Königshofen

Johann Martin Schleyer, born July 18, 1831, inventor of the constructed language Volapük.


Neckar Valley Railway

The Heidelberg–Neckargemünd section of the line was built in 1862 as part of the Baden Odenwald Railway (Baden Odenwaldbahn), running from the Heidelberg via Neckargemünd, Meckenheim, Neckarbischofsheim, Aglasterhausen, Obrigheim, Neckarelz, Mosbach, Oberschefflenz, Seckach, Osterburken, Königshofen and Lauda to Würzburg.

Neckarelz–Osterburken railway

Instead, after a review of 45 alternative routes and lengthy negotiations, a decision was taken to build a line through Meckenheim, Mosbach, Osterburken and Lauda.


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