Lauenförde

Lauenförde
Lauenförde
Location of Lauenförde within Holzminden district
Coordinates	51°39′38″N 9°23′16″E / 51.66056°N 9.38778°E / 51.66056; 9.38778Coordinates: 51°39′38″N 9°23′16″E / 51.66056°N 9.38778°E / 51.66056; 9.38778
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Holzminden
Municipal assoc.	Boffzen
Local subdivisions	2
Mayor	Andrea Tyrasa (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	17 km2 (6.6 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m  (345 ft)
Population	2,513 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	148 /km2 (383 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	HOL
Postal code	37697
Area code	05273

Lauenförde is a municipality in the district of Holzminden, in Lower Saxony, Germany.

ARMS

The arms were granted in 1927 and based on a seal of the Amt Lauenförde from 1779. The lion is the so-called Welfen-lion, indicating that the town belonged to this family. The waves symbolise the Weser. Lauenförde is situated on the Weser and used to be one of the major crossing points of this river. It has also been stated that the arms are canting, derived from Löwenfurt (Lion-ford).

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung.