Langen, Hesse

Langen, Hesse
View of the old town
Location of Langen, Hesse within Offenbach district
Langen, Hesse
Langen, Hesse
Coordinates: 49°59′N 8°40′E / 49.983°N 8.667°E / 49.983; 8.667
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionDarmstadt
DistrictOffenbach
Government
  Mayor (202026) Jan Werner (Ind.)
Area
  Total
29.12 km2 (11.24 sq mi)
Elevation
143 m (469 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
38,278
  Density1,300/km2 (3,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
63225
Dialling codes06103
Vehicle registrationOF
Websitewww.langen.de

Langen is a town of roughly 39,000 in the Offenbach district in the Regierungsbezirk of Darmstadt in Hesse, Germany. The town is between Darmstadt and Frankfurt am Main and part of the Frankfurt Rhein-Main urban area. Langen is headquarters to Deutsche Flugsicherung (German air traffic control), and is also home to the Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, a Federal institute for the evaluation and supervision of sera and vaccines in Germany.