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{{For|Senden in Westphalia|Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia}}
{{Infobox German location
|type              = Stadt
|name              = Senden
|image_coa            = DEU Senden COA.svg
|image_photo = Rathaus in Senden.JPG
|image_caption = Town hall
|coordinates       = {{coord|48|19|N|10|04|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Senden in NU.svg
|state        = Bayern
|region  = Schwaben
|district         = Neu-Ulm
|elevation              = 486
|area            = 25.17
|postal_code               = 89250
|area_code           = 07307, 07309 (Witzighausen)
|licence               = NU
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 09 7 75 152
|website           = [https://www.stadt-senden.de/ www.stadt-senden.de]
|mayor             = Claudia Schäfer-Rudolf<ref>[https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden], [[Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik]], 15 July 2021.</ref>
|leader_term       = 2020&ndash;26
|party             = CSU
}}

The [[Town#Germany|town]] of '''Senden''' is the second-largest town of the [[Neu-Ulm (district)|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 (Neu-Ulm)|Vöhringen]] in the south and [[Illerkirchberg]] in the west.

==Town parts==
The town parts are Aufheim, Ay, Freudenegg, Hittistetten, Witzighausen and Wullenstetten

==Politics==
{{update section|date=July 2021}}
The Senden town council consists since the election of 2014 of:
*[[Christian Social Union of Bavaria|CSU]]: 11 seats
*[[Social Democratic Party of Germany|SPD]]: 5 seats
*[[Freie Wähler|FWG]]: 6 seats
*[[Alliance '90/The Greens|Greens]]: 4 seats
*[[Bürgerinteressen der Stadt Senden|BISS]]: 4 seats

==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====
* Elementary school Senden (Bürgermeister-Engelhart-Schule)
* Elementary school Aufheim
* Elementary school Ay
* Elementary school Wullenstetten<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gs-wullenstetten.de/ |title=Home |website=gs-wullenstetten.de}}</ref>
* Main school Senden (Rektor-Werner-Ziegler-Schule)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hssend.schule.neu-ulm.de/ |title=Startseite |website=www.hssend.schule.neu-ulm.de |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051119123436/http://www.hssend.schule.neu-ulm.de/ |archive-date=19 November 2005 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Vocational- and technical highschools====
* Urban economics school Senden<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wiss-senden.de/ |title=Home |website=wiss-senden.de}}</ref>

====Special schools====
* Lindenhof-school Senden, private promotion center for mental development<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lebenshilfe-ulm.de/ |title=Lebenshilfe Ulm/Neu-Ulm e.V. - Im Dienst für Menschen mit Behinderungen |website=www.lebenshilfe-ulm.de |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020103025819/http://www.lebenshilfe-ulm.de/ |archive-date=3 January 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Spare time- and sports centres===
* Ice skating rink
* public lake- and indoor swimming pool
* several bathing lakes
* City park with [[Minigolf]]

==International relations==
{{Main|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}

Senden is [[town twinning|twinned]] with:
*'''[[Piove di Sacco]]''' ([[Italy]]).
*'''[[Uffholtz]]''' ([[France]], [[Alsace]])
*'''[[Senden, North Rhine-Westphalia|Senden]]''' in [[North Rhine Westphalia]].

==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"<ref>[http://www.aufheim.de www.aufheim.de]</ref>
* "Musikvereinigung Senden-Ay-Oberkirchberg" (united musicians of Senden-Ay-Oberkirchberg) [http://www.musikvereinigung.net www.musikvereinigung.net]
* "Harmonia Wullenstetten" (harmony of Wullenstetten)<ref>[http://www.mv-wullenstetten.de www.mv-wullenstetten.de]</ref>

===Singing associations===
* Choir unity "Concordia" Ay<ref>[http://www.concordia-ay.de www.concordia-ay.de]</ref>
* Choir unity "Frohsinn" Aufheim
* Choir unity "Sängertreu" Senden
* Choir unity Witzighausen-Hittistetten
* Church choir Senden (protestantic)
* Church choir Senden (catholic)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website}} {{in lang|de}}
* [https://www.aufheim.com/ www.aufheim.com] {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.wullenstetten.de www.wullenstetten.de] {{in lang|de}}

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