Lautertal, Bavaria

Lautertal (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊtɐˌtaːl], lit. 'Lauter Valley') is a municipality in the district of Coburg in Bavaria in Germany. Near Lautertal, there was between 1952 and 1992 a DECCA-transmitter.

Lautertal
Municipality
Protestant church
Coat of arms
Location of Lautertal within Coburg district
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Coordinates: 50°20′N 10°58′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Oberfranken
District	Coburg
Government
• Mayor (2019–25)	Karl Kolb[1]
Area
• Total	30.35 km2 (11.72 sq mi)
Highest elevation	527 m (1,729 ft)
Lowest elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,404
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	96486
Dialling codes	09561, 09566
Vehicle registration	CO, NEC
Website	www.gemeindelautertal.de

Geography

Lautertal is in the north of the district of Coburg between the state of Thuringia and Coburg. The municipality consists of the six villages Unterlauter, Oberlauter, Tiefenlauter, Neukirchen, Tremersdorf and Rottenbach. The Buchberg (close to Rottenbach) is the highest elevation in the district.

Climate

Climate data for Lautertal (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.6 (36.7)	4.3 (39.7)	9.0 (48.2)	14.6 (58.3)	18.8 (65.8)	22.2 (72.0)	24.4 (75.9)	24.4 (75.9)	19.1 (66.4)	13.3 (55.9)	6.8 (44.2)	3.4 (38.1)	13.6 (56.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.1 (32.2)	0.8 (33.4)	4.4 (39.9)	9.1 (48.4)	13.3 (55.9)	16.5 (61.7)	18.5 (65.3)	18.1 (64.6)	13.7 (56.7)	9.0 (48.2)	4.2 (39.6)	1.0 (33.8)	9.1 (48.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.5 (27.5)	−2.4 (27.7)	0.3 (32.5)	3.5 (38.3)	7.5 (45.5)	10.6 (51.1)	12.6 (54.7)	12.4 (54.3)	8.8 (47.8)	5.3 (41.5)	1.5 (34.7)	−1.3 (29.7)	4.7 (40.5)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	57.0 (2.24)	44.2 (1.74)	45.4 (1.79)	39.4 (1.55)	65.2 (2.57)	66.5 (2.62)	84.9 (3.34)	57.9 (2.28)	57.2 (2.25)	50.4 (1.98)	55.7 (2.19)	65.7 (2.59)	681.0 (26.81)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	17.6	15.5	14.9	13.0	13.4	13.8	15.2	13.2	12.3	14.9	16.4	19.0	179.6
Average relative humidity (%)	85.1	81.4	75.6	68.7	69.5	70.4	70.7	69.7	77.1	83.1	87.0	87.2	77.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours	47.3	71.1	121.5	180.4	205.7	211.4	220.8	208.9	150.5	102.4	44.6	37.4	1,594.3
Source: World Meteorological Organization[3]

Infrastructure

Car

Lautertal has two junctions to Bundesautobahn 73 motorway in the north and south. The former route of the Bundesstraße 4 is the longest main road of the village.

Rail Transport

The Eisenach-Lichtenfels railway line, also known as the Werra Valley Railway, ran through Lautertal until the 1970s. There was a train station in Tiefenlauter. Due to the fact that Thuringia belonged to the GDR, the train traffic was separated, later the route had to be abandoned. A reactivation is demanded by many, however the municipality is against it.

Public Transport

Oberlauter and Unterlauter are connected to Coburg by city bus line 2. The additional line 8318 connects all the other villages with Coburg.