Stadtlauringen

Stadtlauringen
Municipality
Church of Saint John the Baptist
Coat of arms
Location of Stadtlauringen within Schweinfurt district
Stadtlauringen Stadtlauringen
Coordinates: 50°11′17″N 10°21′34″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  (2023-12-31)
• Total	4,178
• Density	66/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

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.

Sources

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