Lautertal

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Coordinates: 50°35′N 9°17′E

Lautertal
Country	Germany
State	Hesse
Administrative region	Gießen
District	Vogelsbergkreis
Population	2,611 (31/12/2004)
Area	53.61 km²
Population density	49 /km²
Elevation	477 m
Coordinates	50°35′ N 9°17′ E
Postal code	36369
Area code	06643, 06645 Engelrod, 06630 Meiches
Licence plate code	VB
Mayor	Norbert Södler
Website	Lautertal-Vogelsberg

For the town in Bavaria, see Lautertal, Bavaria.

Lautertal is a community in the Vogelsbergkreis in Hesse, Germany.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Location 1.2 Neighbouring communities 1.3 Constituent communities 2 Politics 2.1 Municipal council 3 Reference

[edit] Geography

[edit] Location

Lautertal lies from 400 to 700 m above sea level in the High Vogelsberg Nature Park (Naturpark Hoher Vogelsberg).

[edit] Neighbouring communities

Lautertal borders in the north on the community of Schwalmtal, in the east on the town of Lauterbach, in the south on the town of Herbstein, and in the west on the town of Ulrichstein and the community of Feldatal.

[edit] Constituent communities

The community of Lautertal consists of seven centres:

• Dirlammen
• Eichelhain
• Eichenrod
• Engelrod
• Hörgenau (administrative seat)
• Hopfmannsfeld
• Meiches

[edit] Politics

[edit] Municipal council

As of municipal elections held on 26 March 2006 the seats are apportioned thus:

• CDU 7 seats
• SPD 7 seats
• UBG (citizens' coalition) 1 seat

[edit] Reference

This article is based on a translation of an article from the German Wikipedia.