Lauffen am Neckar, Germany
Lauffen am Neckar is a town of 11,068 people in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany.
Why visit Lauffen am Neckar
Townapedia lists 39 museums and landmarks, 33 parks and trails, 113 places to eat, 14 places to stay and 18 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hofladen Scheuerle, Kartoffel Schmid, Nordheimer Scheune and Talheim Death Pit.
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About Lauffen am Neckar
Lauffen am Neckar (German pronunciation: [ˌlaʊfn̩ ʔam ˈnɛkaʁ] , lit. 'Lauffen on the Neckar') or simply Lauffen is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is on the river Neckar, 9 kilometres (6 miles) southwest of Heilbronn. The town is famous as the birthplace of the poet Friedrich Hölderlin and for its quality wines – in particular the "Lauffener Katzenbeißer Schwarzriesling".
From the Wikipedia article Lauffen am Neckar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do18
Hofladen Scheuerle
Farm and orchard · 3.2 km
1 Meimsheimer Gasse, Brackenheim
Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00; PH closed
Beeren und mehr
Farm and orchard · 4.4 km
Self service
41 Bahnhofstraße, Brackenheim
24/7
Hofladen Bernd Lieberherr
Farm and orchard · 2.7 km
Demter Landwirt, Frischmilch, Milchautomat, [email protected]
7 Schützenpfadhöfe
Kellers Hofladen
Farm and orchard · 3.5 km
Mo-Th 11:00-13:00,16:00-19:00; Fr 11:00-19:00; Sa 08:00-13:00
Schmoll's Hofladen
Farm and orchard · 2.7 km
Mo-Fr 09:30-11:30,14:00-19:00; Sa 08:00-12:30
6 more on the map.
Museums and landmarks39
Talheim Death Pit
Monument and historic site · 3.1 km
One of the oldest mass grave found, it dates back to about 5000 BC.
Neckartor
Monument and historic site · 3.2 km
10 Starengasse, Kirchheim am Neckar
Schloß Hohenstein
Monument and historic site · 4.3 km
1 Schloßsteige, Bönnigheim
Ehemalige Lokomotive der Zementwerksbahn
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
24/7
Altes Gefängnis
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
29 Heilbronner Straße, Lauffen am Neckar
Altes Heilbronner Tor
Monument and historic site · 1.1 km
34 Heilbronner Straße, Lauffen am Neckar
Busunfall von Lauffen
Monument and historic site · 1.0 km
Zum Gedenken an die 45 Totesopfer des Omnibusunglücks am Bahnübergang vom 20. Juni 1959
27 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds33
Gartenanlage Bauer
Park · 4.2 km
Ist eine schöne Gartenanlage in dem Örtchen Nordheim
10 Lerchenstraße, Nordheim
21 more on the map.
Restaurants and cafes113
Klostergartenlaube
Restaurant · German · 0.7 km
1 Klosterstraße, Lauffen am Neckar
Mo-Sa 16:30-22:00;Su 11:30-21:00
Annabelle Weinbar
Restaurant · Regional, German · 2.5 km
1 Rotenberg, Lauffen am Neckar
We-Th 17:00-23:00, Fr-Sa 12:00-23:00
Bürgerstube Lauffen
Restaurant · German · 0.6 km
89 Charlottenstraße, Lauffen am Neckar
Tu-Su 11:30-14:00,17:00-23:00; Sa 17:00-23:00
China Restaurant Hong Kong
Restaurant · Chinese · 0.7 km
16 Brückenstraße, Lauffen am Neckar
Tu-Su 11:30-14:30,17:30-23:00
Dächle
Restaurant · German
2 Hintere Straße, Lauffen am Neckar
Tu-We 09:00-23:00; Th 17:00-23:00; Fr-Su 09:00-23:00
Pizzeria Riviera
Restaurant · Pizza, Italian, Pasta, Romanian · 4.0 km
15 Bahnhofplatz, Nordheim
Tu-Th 11:30-14:00,17:00-22:00; Fr 11:30-14:00,17:00-23:00; Sa...
Ristorante-Pizzeria La dolce Vita
Restaurant · Pizza, Italian · 0.9 km
3 Rathausstraße, Lauffen am Neckar
Tu-Su 11:30-14:00,17:00-22:00
Wirtshaus zum Reiterhof
Restaurant · German · 4.5 km
41/1 Kelterweg, Heilbronn
Tu-Sa 11:00-22:00; Mo off; Su 11:00-21:00
Bäckerei Heilmayr
Bakery
18 Schillerstraße, Lauffen am Neckar
Mo-Fr 06:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-12:00; Su 07:30-10:30
Café & Konditorei Schillerlocke
Cafe · 0.6 km
15 Lange Straße, Lauffen am Neckar
Tu 11:00-18:00; We-Su 09:00-18:00;Mo off
Die Brotschmiede
Bakery · 3.5 km
7 Karlstraße, Kirchheim am Neckar
Mo-Fr 05:30-18:00; Sa 05:30-13:00; Su 07:00-12:00
101 more on the map.
Where to stay14
Wohnmobilstellplatz Parkplatz Nordheim
Campground · 3.5 km
Lauffener Straße, Nordheim
Gästehaus Ullmannshof
Motel and hotel · 3.0 km
27 Wasenstraße, Kirchheim am Neckar
Churches and places of worship21
Dorfkirche Hohenstein
Church · Protestant · 4.0 km
143 Kirchheimer Straße, Bönnigheim
Mariä Himmelfahrt
Church · Roman Catholic · 4.0 km
2 Untergruppenbacher Straße, Talheim
Martinskirche
Church · Protestant · 1.3 km
48 Heilbronner Straße, Lauffen am Neckar
Mauritiuskirche
Church · Protestant · 3.3 km
6 Kirchgasse, Kirchheim am Neckar
Neuapostolische Kirche Lauffen
Church · New Apostolic
12 Blücherstraße, Lauffen am Neckar
Waldenserkirche
Church · Protestant · 4.3 km
9 Waldenserstraße, Nordheim
Shopping16
Gas and EV charging6
ARAL-Tankstelle Alexander Knödler
Gas station · 0.7 km
4-6 Kiesstraße, Lauffen am Neckar
bft Tanken & mehr
Gas station · 3.8 km
55 Besigheimer Straße, Kirchheim am Neckar
Schools, colleges and libraries20
Kaywaldschule Lauffen am Neckar - Schule für Kinder und Jugendliche mit geistiger und körperlicher Behinderung
School · 0.7 km
91 Charlottenstraße, Lauffen am Neckar
Healthcare7
Sonnenapotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 3.5 km
59 Schillerstraße, Kirchheim am Neckar
Apotheke Neckarwestheim
Clinic and pharmacy · 4.4 km
12 Hauptstraße, Neckarwestheim
Map of Lauffen am Neckar
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Getting there and nearby towns
Manfred Rommel Airport Stuttgart (STR) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 43 km away.
- Heilbronn 9 km northeast, about 9 min by car
- Schwaigern 10 km northwest, about 10 min by car
- Weinsberg 13 km northeast, about 13 min by car
- Neckarsulm 14 km northeast, about 14 min by car
- Steinheim an der Murr 15 km southeast, about 15 min by car
- Marbach am Neckar 17 km southeast, about 17 min by car
- Tamm 17 km south, about 17 min by car
- Bad Friedrichshall 18 km north, about 18 min by car
- Ludwigsburg 20 km south, about 20 min by car
- Markgröningen 19 km south, about 19 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Lauffen-am-neckar-2005, No machine-readable author provided. Enslin assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY 2.5
- Hochschule Heilbronn mit Know Cube, Wolfgang Wehl, Public domain
- Nordheim-bartholomaeuskirche, p.schmelzle, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Kurt-von-Marval-Schule Nordheim 20110503, Rad4, CC0
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- Schwarzenacker JupitergigantenSäule, Lokilech, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Konferenz- und Medienzentrum Hohenstein, Felix König, CC BY 3.0
- Talheim-ev-kirche-1, p.schmelzle, CC BY-SA 2.5
- Talheim-kath-kirche-1887-2, Peter Schmelzle, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lauffen Martinskirche von SO2 2013 10 13, K. Jähne, CC BY-SA 3.0
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- Boen-hohenstein-schloss1, Peter Schmelzle, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lauffen Neckar Prallhang 2015 01 18, K. Jähne, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Altneckar Horkheim, Jedesto, CC BY-SA 4.0
- NSG Kirchheimer Wasen, Juergen aus Lauffen, CC0
- Alte Neckarschlinge Lauffen am Neckar 20071012, Fabrice Koch from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0
- Neckartor Kirchheim, Felix König, CC BY 3.0
- Neckarwestheim St Josef 20100429 1, User:Rosenzweig, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Mauritiuskirche Kirchheim am Neckar 2012, Felix König, CC BY 3.0
- Kirche Hohenstein 2010, Felix König, CC BY 3.0
- Lauffen Neuapostolische Kirche 20090110, K. Jähne, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Meimsheim-kirche1, p.schmelzle, CC BY-SA 2.5
- St. Martin, St. Regiswindis, Evangelische Pfarrkirche, von Süden Lauffen am Neckar 20220625 0122, Tilman2007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- 20090215 Lauffen Hölderlin-Gymnasium hinten, K. Jähne, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lauffen-altesgefaengnis, Peter Schmelzle, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lauffen Grafenburg 2018 02 13 2, K. Jähne, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Lauffen am Neckar Martinskirche 20110123, K. Jähne, CC BY-SA 3.0
- HOH Luftaufnahme RETUSCHE 2008 NEU, Hohenstein Institute, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, changchun1, CC BY-SA 4.0
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