Lauterach (Württemberg)

Coordinates: 48°15′20″N 9°34′54″E / 48.25556°N 9.58167°E / 48.25556; 9.58167
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Lauterach
Coat of arms of Lauterach
Location of Lauterach within Alb-Donau-Kreis district
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Lauterach is located in Germany
Lauterach
Lauterach
Lauterach is located in Baden-Württemberg
Lauterach
Lauterach
Coordinates: 48°15′20″N 9°34′54″E / 48.25556°N 9.58167°E / 48.25556; 9.58167
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionTübingen
DistrictAlb-Donau-Kreis
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Bernhard Ritzler[1]
Area
 • Total13.77 km2 (5.32 sq mi)
Elevation
518 m (1,699 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total621
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
89584
Dialling codes07375
Vehicle registrationUL
Websitewww.gemeinde-lauterach.de

Lauterach is a town in the district of Alb-Donau in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It is located at the edge of the Swabian Jura, where the Great Lauter flows into the Danube, about 35 km southwest of Ulm.

The municipality borders in the north and east on Ehingen, in the south on Untermarchtal and Obermarchtal, as well as in the west on Rechtenstein and Emeringen. In addition to Lauterach, the community also includes the districts of Neuburg, Talheim and Reichenstein.

History[edit]

Lauterach, whose name is derived from the river name Lauter, was first mentioned in 1229. After various changing dominions, the area finally reached Württemberg in 1803 (except for Talheim, which followed in 1806). With the establishment of the Oberamt Zwiefalten in 1809, the present day community area was assigned to it, but by 1810 it had already been transferred to the Oberamt Ehingen. Since the communal reorganization in 1938, Lauterach belonged to the administrative district of Ehingen, which merged into the Alb-Danube district on 1 January 1973. In 1973, the municipality joined the Munderkingen administrative community and was thus able to maintain its independence.

Demographics[edit]

Population development:[3]

Year Inhabitants
1990 668
2001 615
2011 565
2021 603

Main sights[edit]

  • Burg Reichenstein (Reichenstein castle ruins)
  • Mühlenweiler Laufenmühle, in the Lauter valley with a small open-air museum. The preserved tuff stone sawing machine reminds of the limestone sinter mining in the Lauter valley.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
  3. ^ "Lauterach (Alb-Donau-Kreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-06-19.