Lautertal

For the town in Bavaria, see Lautertal, Bavaria.
Lautertal
Lautertal
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Vogelsbergkreis
Mayor Heiko Stock
Basic statistics
Area 53.61 km2 (20.70 sq mi)
Elevation 477 m  (1565 ft)
Population 2,472 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 46 /km2 (119 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate VB
Postal code 36369
Area codes 06643, 06645 Engelrod, 06630 Meiches
Website www.lautertal-vogelsberg.de

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

Contents

Geography

Location

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

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.

Constituent communities

The community of Lautertal consists of seven centres:

Politics

Municipal council

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

References

  1. ^ "Die Bevölkerung der hessischen Gemeinden" (in German). Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt. June 2011. http://www.statistik-hessen.de/static/publikationen/A/AI2_AII_AIII_AV_10-1hj_pdf.zip. 
This article incorporates information from the German Wikipedia.
Towns and municipalities in Vogelsberg (district)