Lauenförde Explained

Image Coa:Wappen Lauenfoerde.png
Coordinates:51.6606°N 9.3878°W
Image Plan:Lauenförde in HOL.svg
State:Niedersachsen
District:Holzminden
Samtgemeinde:Boffzen
Elevation:105
Area:17
Postal Code:37697
Area Code:05273
Licence:HOL
Gemeindeschlüssel:03 2 55 026
Divisions:2
Mayor:Werner Tyrasa
Party:SPD

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

The historian Friedrich Uhlhorn (1894–1978) was born in the city.

Coat of 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).