Laupheim
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Laupheim is a town in the district of Biberach, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Laupheim is a small town with 18460 inhabitants. The size is about 61,78 km².
Laupheim has some big firms like Kässbohrer, Aircabin, and Hamann Motorsports. Kässboher is building machines called PistenBully. Aircabin builds cabins for airplanes. It is a subsidiary firm of Airbus. Hamann is one of the best known tuning firms worldwide. They are tuning all kind of expensive cars like BMW, Porsche, Ferrari and Mercedes. They specialize in motor tuning.
Laupheim is also the home of a well known Breakdance group called United Styles.
Laupheim is between Biberach and Ulm on the B30.
History
Until 1806, Laupheim was a small state (about five miles in diameter) within the Holy Roman Empire. It was a Lordship (Reichsritterschaft) ruled by an Imperial Knight. In 1806 it was annexed by the Kingdom of Württemberg, and in 1871 it became part of the Empire of Germany.
Notable people from Laupheim
- Carl Laemmle, pioneer film maker and founder of one of the original major Hollywood movie studios, Universal Pictures.