Lauda-Königshofen

Lauda-Königshofen
Coat of arms of Lauda-Königshofen
AhornAssamstadtBad MergentheimBoxbergCreglingenFreudenbergGroßrinderfeldGrünsfeldIgersheimIgersheimKönigheimKülsheimLauda-KönigshofenNiederstettenTauberbischofsheimWeikersheimWerbachWertheim am MainWittighausen
Location of Lauda-Königshofen within Main-Tauber-Kreis district
Interactive map of Lauda-Königshofen
Lauda-Königshofen is located in Germany
Lauda-Königshofen
Location within Germany
Lauda-Königshofen is located in Baden-Württemberg
Lauda-Königshofen
Location within Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 49°34′07″N 09°42′14″E / 49.56861°N 9.70389°E / 49.56861; 9.70389
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictMain-Tauber-Kreis
Subdivisions12 Stadtteile/Stadtbezirke
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28)Lukas Braun (FDP)
Area
 • Total
94.44 km2 (36.46 sq mi)
Elevation
192 m (630 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
14,150
 • Density149.8/km2 (388.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
97922
Dialling codes09343
Vehicle registrationTBB
Websitewww.lauda-koenigshofen.de

Lauda-Königshofen (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊda ˌkøːnɪçsˈhoːfn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Tauber, 7 km southeast of Tauberbischofsheim, and 30 km southwest of Würzburg. Most of the roughly 300 houses in the traditional village of Königshofen date to between the 16th century and mid-19th century, and it is known for the 500+ year-old Königshöfer Messe, an annual festival that attracts 150,000 people over the 10-day festival. Lauda station is at a junction of the Franconia Railway and the Tauber Valley Railway.

Districts

The 12 districts with population (as of 2001): Area in km2 (as in 2006)

Lauda5.74512.55
Königshofen2.81513.81
Gerlachsheim1.8888.75
Unterbalbach1.6345.18
Oberlauda7426.96
Oberbalbach6987.99
Heckfeld47014.68
Beckstein3722.88
Sachsenflur3515.98
Messelhausen3368.16
Marbach2621.31
Deubach1186.22

Twin towns

Sports

Notable natives

Johann Rudolf Zumsteeg, 1799

Sport

Notable enterprises

Among the business entities located in Lauda are two world-famous manufacturers of laboratory equipment:

Events

References

  1. ↑ Aktuelle Wahlergebnisse, Staatsanzeiger, accessed 13 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tabellengruppe 12411: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes zum 31. Dezember 2025" [Update of the population as of 31 December 2025] (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg.