Lauenau | |
Lauenau
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Location of Lauenau within Schaumburg district
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Administration | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Schaumburg |
Municipal assoc. | Rodenberg |
Local subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
Mayor | Heinz Laufmöller (SPD) |
Basic statistics | |
Area | 16.23 km2 (6.27 sq mi) |
Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Population | 4,119 (31 December 2010)[1] |
- Density | 254 /km2 (657 /sq mi) |
Other information | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Licence plate | SHG |
Postal code | 31867 |
Area code | 05043 |
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. 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.
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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).
Lauenau has three castles:
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.
The local elections on 10 September 2006 had the following result:
Heinz Laufmöller (SPD) has been mayor of Lauenau since 2001. He was re-elected in 2006 for another 5 year term.
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) |
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