Stadtlauringen

Stadtlauringen
Stadtlauringen
	Church of Saint John the Baptist
	Coat of arms
	Location of Stadtlauringen within Schweinfurt district
	Stadtlauringen Stadtlauringen
	Coordinates: 50°11′17″N10°21′34″E / 50.18806°N 10.35944°E Coordinates: 50°11′17″N10°21′34″E / 50.18806°N 10.35944°E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Unterfranken
District	Schweinfurt
Subdivisions	10 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Friedel Heckenlauer (CSU)
Area
• Total	63.62 km2 (24.56 sq mi)
Elevation	290 m (950 ft)
Population (2020-12-31)
• Total	4,065
• Density	64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	97488
Dialling codes	09724
Vehicle registration	SW
Website	www.stadtlauringen.de

Last updated July 29, 2021

Stadtlauringen is a municipality in the district of Schweinfurt in Bavaria, Germany.

Geography

Location

Stadtlauringen is in the Main Rhön region, circa 20 kilometers north east of Schweinfurt. It is the northernmost municipality in the district of Schweinfurt. The Lauer flows through it. The Ellertshäuser See is close to the village Altenmünster.

Towns and Villages

The municipality Stadtlauringen consists of the following towns and villages:

Altenmünster with Ellertshausen and Reinhardshausen
Ballingshausen
Birnfeld
Fuchsstadt
Mailes
Oberlauringen
Stadtlauringen
Sulzdorf
Wettringen
Wetzhausen

History

In 794 A.D. it was first documented as Lauringen, then later as Niederlauringen. In 1484 it received municipality and city rights, and was also renamed to Stadtlauringen. In 1818 city rights were abandoned, but municipality rights were kept.

The coat of arms originates from the time when city rights were acquired.

Politics

Mayor

Mayor is Friedel Heckenlauer (CSU), in office since 2002.^[1]

Sources

Reinhold W. F. Heusinger: Markt Stadtlauringen. Beiträge zur Heimatgeschichte. Markt Stadtlauringen, Stadtlauringen 1994.(in German)

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References

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[mayor-1] 1 2 Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden, Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik, 15 July 2021.

[2] "Tabellenblatt "Daten 2", Statistischer Bericht A1200C 202041 Einwohnerzahlen der Gemeinden, Kreise und Regierungsbezirke". Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung (in German). June 2021.

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