Lauf (Baden)

Lauf (Low Alemannic: Louf) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Lauf
Coat of arms of Lauf
Location of Lauf within Ortenaukreis district
Lauf  is located in Germany
Lauf
Lauf
Lauf  is located in Baden-Württemberg
Lauf
Lauf
Coordinates: 48°38′58″N 08°07′57″E
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionFreiburg
DistrictOrtenaukreis
Government
  Mayor (202230) Bettina Kist[1]
Area
  Total15.01 km2 (5.80 sq mi)
Elevation
279 m (915 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total3,993
  Density270/km2 (690/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
77886
Dialling codes07841
Vehicle registrationOG, BH, KEL, LR, WOL
Websitewww.lauf-schwarzwald.de

Lauf is a locality positioned at the western periphery of the Black Forest, also known as Schwarzwald, within the valley of Laufbachtal.

Geography

The geographical feature that provides the name to Lauf is the Laufbach stream. This body of water originates from the northwestern side of the Hornisgrinde, subsequently flowing past Glashütte and eventually reaching Lauf. Its rapid descent forms a distinctive feature of the local topography.

Almost half of the municipality's territory is forested. In the Laufbach valley and its side valleys, a large part of the original abundance of plant species, including flower meadows with some native orchid species, has been preserved.

The region's land use primarily comprises viticulture, facilitated by the abundance of south-facing slopes that are ideal for vineyards.

History

The first documentary mention (as Löuffe) was in 1383. The village initially belonged to the Imperial Austrian bailiwick of Ortenau. From 1805 the community belonged to the Electorate of Baden (from 1806 Grand Duchy of Baden), where it was assigned in 1807 to the Amt of Bühl, which became the district of Bühl in 1939. With its dissolution in 1973, the village became part of the newly formed Ortenau district.

Since 1648, the name St. Leonhard has been associated with the municipality of Lauf. At that time, the first village church in Lauf was dedicated to St. Leonhard, today's parish church of St. Leonhard was built in 1882/1884[3]

In January 1944, Stefan Könninger, a locksmith and Wehrmacht soldier from Lauf, made a defeatist statement about the war situation and was denounced. He was sentenced to death by the Central Court of the Army for undermining the armed forces and executed in Berlin on August 21, 1944[4]

Demographics

Population development:[5]

Year Inhabitants
1990 3,869
2001 3,975
2011 3,841
2021 3,993

References

  1. Bürgermeisterwahl Lauf 2022, Staatsanzeiger.
  2. "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2021" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2021] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2022.
  3. Hund, Paul (1984). 100 Years of the Parish Church of St. Leonhard Lauf.
  4. "Justiz und NS-Verbrechen". 2016-07-26. Archived from the original on 2016-07-26. Retrieved 2023-08-02.
  5. "Lauf (Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Deutschland) - Einwohnerzahlen, Grafiken, Karte, Lage, Wetter und Web-Informationen". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2023-06-19.


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