Why visit Lauterbach
Townapedia lists 105 museums and landmarks, 20 parks and trails, 80 places to eat, 33 places to stay and 68 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Hainigturm, Rapsölpresse Weißgerber, Ankerturm and Burg Lauterbach.
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About Lauterbach
Lauterbach (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊtɐbax] ) is the district capital (Kreisstadt) of the Vogelsbergkreis district of the federal state of Hesse in central Germany.
From the Wikipedia article Lauterbach, Hesse (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do68
Hainigturm
Monument and historic site · 2.1 km
Observation tower near Lauterbach
Hofgut Sassen
Farm and orchard · 3.7 km
Mo-Fr 09:00-12:00,14:00-17:00
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Museums and landmarks105
Burg Lauterbach
Monument and historic site
Rentkammer: Verwaltung der Freiherren Riedesel zu Eisenbach
1 Burg, Lauterbach
Backhaus
Monument and historic site · 3.7 km
14 Hopfmannsfelder Straße, Lauterbach
Die Bärenmauer
Monument and historic site · 6.1 km
Frhrl. Riedeselscher Oberjäger Andreas Jmmisch erlegte hier 1678 den letzten Bären
93 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds20
Vulkantherme
Sports field and stadium · 8.3 km
Tu,Th 09:00-20:00; We,Fr 09:00-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 09:00-18:00
Heidberg bei Sickendorf
Hiking and trails · 4.2 km
Teilfläche des FFH-Gebietes "Magerrasen bei Lauterbach und Kalkberge bei Schwarz"
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Restaurants and cafes80
Burg Post
Restaurant · German · 3.8 km
5 Schloß, Lauterbach
We-Fr 12:00+; Sa 11:00+; Su 10:00+; Mo,Tu off
Zentralstation
Cafe · Pizza, German, Regional · 2.8 km
1 Am Waldschlößchen, Lauterbach
Mo-We off; Th-Fr 17:00-23:00; Sa 14:00-23:00; Su 14:00-20:00
Zur Wachtel
Bar and pub · German
9 Marktplatz, Lauterbach
Tu-Th 11:00-14:00, 17:30-23:00; Fr, Sa 11:00-14:00, 17:00-00:00;...
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Café-Bistro in der VulkanTherme
Cafe · 8.3 km
Mo 14:00-20:00; Tu,Th 09:00-20:00; We,Fr 09:00-22:00; Sa,Su,PH 09:00-18:00
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History
Lauterbach was founded between 400 and 800 AD. In 812 the town was mentioned for the first time in a document of the church in Schlitz. In the Middle Ages, Lauterbach belonged to the cloister in Fulda. Then in the 12th century Lauterbach became a fief of the count Ziegenhein from the cloister in Fulda. In 1266, Lauterbach received municipal rights. In the same year, Lauterbach started to build the castle (Burg) and the city wall.
Over the following centuries, ownership rights of Lauterbach changed often and were complicated. Lauterbach became Lutheran following the Reformation. With a pact in 1684, Lauterbach came under the control of the Riedesel zu Eisenbach (Riedesel). Up to 1806, the Riedesels had a small but independent territory. Following the Napoleonic Wars and Congress of Vienna, Lauterbach belonged to the Grand Duchy of Hesse. In 1852, Lauterbach became the seat of the new founded district (Kreis) of Lauterbach. In 1972, local governments were re-organized, and the new, larger district Vogelsberg was founded of which Lauterbach remains the seat of government.
From the History section of Lauterbach, Hesse on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay33
Churches and places of worship22
Evangelische Kirche Frischborn
Church · Protestant · 3.5 km
3 Mittelgasse, Lauterbach
Evangelische Kirche Rixfeld
Church · Protestant · 6.4 km
30 Vogelsbergstraße, Herbstein
Evangelische Pfarrkirche
Church · Protestant · 5.9 km
1 Helmut-Caspar-Weg, Lauterbach
Shopping21
Gas and EV charging10
Schools, colleges and libraries14
Bildungs- und Technologiezentrum für Elektro- und Informationstechnik
School
25 Vogelsbergstraße, Lauterbach
Mittelpunktschule Wartenberg-Angersbach
School · 2.9 km
1 Schillerstraße, Wartenberg
Healthcare8
Map of Lauterbach
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Getting there and nearby towns
Fritzlar Air Base (FRZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 54 km away.
- Schlitz 12 km east, about 12 min by car
- Schotten 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Neuhof 26 km southeast, about 26 min by car
- Steinau an der Straße 36 km south, about 36 min by car
- Reiskirchen 40 km west, about 40 min by car
- Wächtersbach 43 km south, about 43 min by car
- Rotenburg an der Fulda 46 km northeast, about 46 min by car
- Lollar 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Melsungen 56 km north, about 56 min by car
- Rodenbach 60 km southwest, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
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- Hainigturm, J. Braukmann, CC BY-SA 3.0
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