Lauenförde is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

Lauenförde
Coat of arms of Lauenförde
Location of Lauenförde within Holzminden district
Holzminden (district)Lower SaxonyHesseNorth Rhine-WestphaliaHamelin-PyrmontHildesheim (district)Northeim (district)LauenfördeDerentalFürstenbergBoffzenHolzmindenHeinadeHeinsenBevernDeensenWangelnstedtEimenStadtoldendorfLenneArholzenPolleVahlbruchOttensteinBrevördeHehlenNegenbornGolmbachHolenbergHeyenHalleDielmissenBodenwerderPegestorfKirchbrakLüerdissenEschershausenHolzenDelligsenBoffzen (unincorporated area)Unincorporated area in Holzminden district
Lauenförde is located in Germany
Lauenförde
Lauenförde
Lauenförde is located in Lower Saxony
Lauenförde
Lauenförde
Coordinates: 51°39′38″N 9°23′16″E / 51.66056°N 9.38778°E / 51.66056; 9.38778
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHolzminden
Municipal assoc.Boffzen
Subdivisions2
Government
 • MayorWerner Tyrasa (SPD)
Area
 • Total17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation
105 m (344 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,390
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
37697
Dialling codes05273
Vehicle registrationHOL

The historian Friedrich Uhlhorn (1894–1978) was born in the city.

Coat of arms edit

The arms were granted in 1927 and based on a seal of the Amt Lauenförde from 1779. The lion is the so-called Welfen-lion, indicating that the town belonged to this family. The waves symbolise the Weser. Lauenförde is situated on the Weser and used to be one of the major crossing points of this river. It has also been stated that the arms are canting, derived from Löwenfurt (Lion-ford).

References edit

  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.