Lauenhain (Gera)

Lauenhain City of Gera Coordinates: 50 ° 56 ′ 32 ″ N , 12 ° 9 ′ 3 ″ E
Height :	260 m above sea level NN
Residents :	26 (Jan 1, 2009)
Postal code :	07554
Area code :	036695
	View of Lauenhain

Lauenhain , together with Söllmnitz , Cretzschwitz and Wernsdorf, forms the 9.66 km² district of Söllmnitz / Cretzschwitz in the city of Gera in Thuringia with a total of 711 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2011).

geography

The place is located in the northeast of the city of Gera in a valley at a source arm of the Brahme.

history

In 1358 the German foundation of Lauenhain was first mentioned, it was notarized as Lebenhagen , Levinhain or Lawenhayn . It can be assumed that the name derives from an earlier line of knights who had a lion (leu) in their coat of arms, and therefore that it haine , i.e. H. protected, was. Originally it was the main farm and the only access to the Söllmnitz manor.

Lauenhain used to belong to the Langenberg care and was subject to compulsory payment until the end of the Frone to Langenberg, as is documented in 1333. The church and school location was Hirschfeld (today the district of Greiz ) until 1839 , later Wernsdorf. In 1827 Cannabich listed five houses and 25 residents for Lauenhain. Lauenhain was administered from Söllmnitz at the end of the 19th century.

politics

Lauenhain belonged to the municipality of Söllmnitz , which since the incorporation in 1994 together with Cretzschwitz and Wernsdorf has formed the Söllmnitz / Cretzschwitz district of the city of Gera with its own local constitution and local council (until II / 2009 local council) . The district mayor has been Peter Zingel (independent) since 2014.

traffic

The place can be reached via Bundesstraße 2 . The public transport connection is every two hours during the day via RVG Regionalverkehr Gera / Land GmbH, line 229. The nearest train station is in Gera-Langenberg.

education

Children's institutions or schools are not in place.

The closest kindergarten is in Brahmenau ( Greiz district ).
Astrid Lindgren Primary School (State Primary School) in Langenberg .
The closest regular school is Staatliche Regelschule 12 in Bieblach- Ost.

Web links

Commons : Lauenhain - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Gera city administration, FD 1200

[1] Gera city administration, FD 1200