Lauenau

Lauenau

Castle Schwedesdorf in Lauenau

Coat of arms
Lauenau

Coordinates: 52°16′N 9°22′E / 52.267°N 9.367°E / 52.267; 9.367Coordinates: 52°16′N 9°22′E / 52.267°N 9.367°E / 52.267; 9.367
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Schaumburg
Municipal assoc. Rodenberg
Government
  Mayor Wilfried Mundt (SPD)
Area
  Total 16.23 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 4,100
  Density 250/km2 (650/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 31867
Dialling codes 05043
Vehicle registration SHG

Lauenau is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 4,200 inhabitants. It is situated in the east of the district of Schaumburg just off the A2 Autobahn at the foot of the Deister ridge in the Deister-Süntel valley. As well as Lauenau itself, the parish includes the village of Feggendorf, a former coal mining community on the slopes of the Deister which now has a mining museum.

History

Facilities

In town there are 3 Kindergartens and two Forest kindergartens; a basic school system (1st - 4th grade); doctors, pharmacies and several supermarkets (Edeka, Netto, Penny and ALDI).

Castles

Lauenau has three castles:

Other institutions

In addition there is the late 19th century St Luke's Church, which is regarded as the masterpiece of ecclesiastical architect Conrad Wilhelm Hase, a mineral-rich spa and a privately owned micro-brewery, which was founded in 1861 by Sebastian Rupp.

Politics

The local elections on 11 September 2011 had the following result:

Council

Mayor

Wilfried Mundt (SPD) .

Former mayors of Lauenau:

Ernst Möbius (SPD) (1946–1948)
Karl Reinecke (DP) (1949)
Friedrich Garbe (SPD) (1950)
Karl Reinecke (DP) (1951)
Friedrich Garbe (SPD) (1952)
Karl Reinecke (DP) (1953)
Friedrich Garbe (SPD) (1954–1966)
Helmut Garbe (SPD) (1966–1974)
Friedrich Dierßen (SPD) (1974–1976)
Gerhard Richter (SPD) (1976–1996)
Uwe Heilmann (SPD) (1996–2001)
Heinz Laufmöller(SPD (2001-2015)

References

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