Lautertal (Vogelsberg)

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Lautertal
Coordinates: 50°35′N09°17′E / 50.583°N 9.283°E / 50.583; 9.283 Coordinates: 50°35′N09°17′E / 50.583°N 9.283°E / 50.583; 9.283
Country Germany
State Hesse
Admin. region Gießen
District Vogelsbergkreis
Government
   Mayor (201824) Dieter Schäfer [1]
Area
  Total53.61 km2 (20.70 sq mi)
Elevation
477 m (1,565 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31) [2]
  Total2,302
  Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36369
Dialling codes 06643, 06645 Engelrod, 06630 Meiches
Vehicle registration VB
Website www.lautertal-vogelsberg.de

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

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Geography

Location

Lautertal lies from 400 to 700 m above sea level in the High Vogelsberg Nature Park (Naturpark Hoher Vogelsberg). Lautertal is famous for the spectacular natural monument Felsenmeer. It is the product of geological processes that began about 340 million years ago. At that time two continents drifted towards each other and collided in the area of today's Odenwald. At this "junction" a huge mountain range was formed. At great depth the rock melted and rose as liquid magma. About 330 million years ago it cooled in the "core" of the piled up mountains to a rock similar to granite, the melaquarz diorite.

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:

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References

  1. Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 6 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.