Laaber Explained

Image Coa:Wappen Laaber.svg
Coordinates:49.0653°N 11.8861°W
Image Plan:Laaber in R.svg
State:Bayern
Region:Oberpfalz
District:Regensburg
Verwaltungsgemeinschaft:Laaber
Elevation:402
Area:28.78
Postal Code:93164
Area Code:09498
Licence:R
Gemeindeschlüssel:09 3 75 162
Divisions:32 Ortsteile
Website:www.markt-laaber.de
Mayor:Hans Schmid[1]
Leader Term:2020 - 26
Party:CSU

Laaber is a municipality in the district of Regensburg in Bavaria in Germany. It lies on the River Schwarze Laber (note the spelling difference).

The now-ruined medieval castle on the hill above the town centre was once the seat of the Lords of Laber, who were influential in the 14th and 15th centuries. Hadamar II of Laber was mayor of Regensburg in 1334, and Ulrich of Laber was mayor of Nuremberg in 1366. The dynasty had some importance as patrons of cultural activities. They contributed financially to the construction of the Scots Monastery in Regensburg, and are recorded as being enthusiastic supporters of jousting events. Hadamar III was a courtly poet (Minnesänger), famous particularly for his poem "Die Jagd" ('the hunt'). The Lords of Laber also owned the castle at Wolfsegg. The House of Laber died out in 1475, with the death of Hadamar VII.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.statistik.bayern.de/wahlen/kommunalwahlen/bgm/ Liste der ersten Bürgermeister/Oberbürgermeister in kreisangehörigen Gemeinden