Lautertal

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

This article is about the town in Gießen. For the town in Darmstadt, see Lautertal, Hesse. For the town in Bavaria, see Lautertal, Bavaria.
Lautertal
Coat of arms
Location of Lautertal within Vogelsbergkreis district
Lautertal
Lautertal
Coordinates: 50°35′N 09°17′E
CountryGermany
StateHesse
Admin. regionGießen
DistrictVogelsbergkreis
Government
 • MayorHeiko Stock
Area
 • Total53.61 km2 (20.70 sq mi)
Elevation
477 m (1,565 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,296
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
36369
Dialling codes06643, 06645 Engelrod, 06630 Meiches
Vehicle registrationVB
Websitewww.lautertal-vogelsberg.de

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:

  • Dirlammen
  • Eichelhain
  • Eichenrod
  • Engelrod
  • Hörgenau (administrative seat)
  • Hopfmannsfeld
  • Meiches

Politics

Municipal council

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

  • CDU 7 seats
  • SPD 7 seats
  • UBG (citizens' coalition) 1 seat

References
  1. "Bevölkerungsstand am 31.12.2019". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). July 2020.


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