Lauenförde

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

Lauenförde
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Lauenförde within Holzminden district
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Coordinates: 51°39′38″N 9°23′16″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Holzminden
Municipal assoc.	Boffzen
Subdivisions	2
Government
• Mayor	Werner Tyrasa (SPD)
Area
• Total	17 km2 (7 sq mi)
Elevation	105 m (344 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,205
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	37697
Dialling codes	05273
Vehicle registration	HOL

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).