Lauterach (Alb-Danube District)

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	Coordinates: 48 ° 15 '  N , 9 ° 35'  E
Basic data
State :	Baden-Württemberg
Administrative region :	Tübingen
County :	Alb-Danube district
Height :	518 m above sea level NHN
Area :	13.78 km 2
Residents:	569 (December 31, 2018)
Population density :	41 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	89584
Area code :	07375
License plate :	UL
Community key :	08 4 25 073
Address of the municipal administration:	Lautertalstrasse 16 89584 Lauterach
Website :	www.gemeinde-lauterach.de
Mayor :	Bernhard Ritzler
Location of the community Lauterach in the Alb-Donau district

Lauterach is a small community in the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg . The community belongs to the administrative community of Munderkingen . Lauterach is part of the Swabian Alb biosphere area with a large part of its territory (92.2%) .

geography

In the Lauter Valley near Lauterach

Lauterach is located on the southern edge of the Swabian Alb at the confluence of the Great Lauter with the Danube , about 35 kilometers southwest of Ulm .

structure

In addition to Lauterach, the community includes the districts of Neuburg , Talheim and Reichenstein .

Neighboring communities

The community borders Ehingen in the north and east , Untermarchtal and Obermarchtal in the south , and Rechtenstein and Emeringen in the west .

history

Lauterach, whose name is derived from the river name Lauter , was first mentioned in 1229 . After various changing rulers, the area finally came to Württemberg in 1803 (except for Talheim, which did not follow until 1806) . With the establishment of the Oberamt Zwiefalten in 1809, today's municipal area was assigned to it, but came to the Oberamt Ehingen as early as 1810. Since the municipal reorganization in 1938, Lauterach has belonged to the district of Ehingen , which was added to the Alb-Donau district on January 1, 1973 . In 1973 the community joined the Munderkingen administrative association and was thus able to maintain its independence.

Neuburg

Neuburg

Neuburg was first mentioned in a document in the 1260s. It was incorporated into Lauterach in 1803.

Reichenstein

Reichenstein was first mentioned in a document in 1276. It emerged as a hamlet around the castle of the same name. The Laufenmühle located there was first mentioned in 1492 under the name Lauffen die mulin . Reichenstein was incorporated into Lauterach in 1812.

Talheim

Talheim is the oldest part of Lauterach, it was mentioned in a document as early as 776 . From 1743 it belonged to the Counts of Fugier before it fell to Württemberg in 1806 and was assigned to the Oberamt Ehingen. In 1815 Talheim was incorporated into Lauterach.

Incorporations

• 1803: Neuburg
• 1812: Reichenstein
• 1815: Talheim

Religions

Chapel of the Assumption of Mary

Lauterach is predominantly Catholic. In addition to the parish church in the Neuburg district, there are also chapels in the other districts. The Sisters of Charity of Saint Vincent von Paul in Untermarchtal run a rest home for religious sisters in the Talheim district.

The few Protestant residents of Lauterach belong to the parish in Mundingen .

mayor

In December 2012, Bernhard Ritzler was confirmed in office with 93.7% of the votes.

Economy and Infrastructure

Established businesses

• Organic producer group "Alb-Leisa"

education

Lauterach has a primary school for the first and second grades. Third and fourth graders visit the school in Untermarchtal , while their first and second graders go to school in Lauterach.

Culture and sights

Sawing machine in Laufenmühle

• Reichenstein castle ruins
• Mühlenweiler Laufenmühle in Lautertal with a small open-air museum. The preserved tufa sawing machine is reminiscent of the lime sinter mining in Lautertal.

Lauterfall at the Laufenmühle

Reichenstein, view from the Laufenmühle, watercolor by General Eduard von Kallee , 1858

Sons and daughters of the church

• Tiberius Fundel (1897–1982), born in Neuburg, politician (CDU), member of the state parliament
• Xaver Mönch (1843–1907), born in Reichenstein, organ builder and founder of the well-known organ building company in Überlingen

Web links

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

Wikisource: Lauterach in the description of the Oberamt Ehingen from 1826  - sources and full texts

• Lauterach (Alb-Donau-Kreis) at LEO-BW
• Website of the municipality Lauterach

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Statistical Office Baden-Württemberg - Population by nationality and gender on December 31, 2018 (CSV file) ( help on this ).
2. ↑ http://www.schwaebische.de/region_artikel,-Ritzler-holt-in-Lauterach-937-Prozent-_arid,5365465_toid,247.html