lol..that place sounds tiny. sorry i dont think i have ever been there...i wikipediaed it and..well in 2006 they had ca 2000 inhabitants. and the wiki is aboot them building a bike lane..*cough*
your profile doesnt say where you are from but please bear in mind that this place might not be representative of germany.
i dont know why they never send people to proper cities with these exchanges :S

hope you have fun, though and i hope your host family is nice- tell us how it went