Laubach

Laubach is a town of approximately 10,000 people in the Gießen region of Hesse, Germany. Laubach is known as a Luftkurort, a climatic health resort. It is situated 23 kilometres (14 mi) east of Gießen. Surrounding Laubach are the towns of Hungen, Grünberg, Schotten and Lich.

Points of interest

The dense Laubach Woods spread into the foothills of the Vogelsberg Mountains. With its many historic and colorful half-timbered (fachwerk) buildings, Laubach is an area of interest to tourists.

The main point of attraction is the castle, which is still owned by the count of Solms-Laubach. It was built in the thirteenth century and expanded over the years. The Solms castle has one of the largest private libraries in Europe, with over 120,000 titles. An original Gutenberg Bible, on display in the Johann Gutenberg Museum in Mainz, came from this private collection. The castle grounds include a huge park with a swan lake, open to the public.

The city's Evangelical Lutheran Church, formerly named St. Maria, has a Baroque organ. The oldest part of the church was built in the twelfth century. It was renovated in the eighteenth century.

Laubach, Cochem-Zell

Laubach is an Ortsgemeinde (a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a collective municipality) in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Kaisersesch, whose seat is Kaisersesch. Laubach is a state-recognized tourist area.

Geography

Location

The municipality lies in the Eifel, roughly 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west of Kaisersesch, at an elevation of 550 metres (1,800 ft) above sea level. Laubach is on Autobahn A 48, between Koblenz and Trier.

Name

The municipality’s name probablyly has its roots in the Middle High German lôbach. Lob and the Modern High German Laub (a cognate of the English “leaf”) refer to a forest, while ach means a boggy stretch of ground.

History

Several finds in the Laubach area provide clues about early settlers; a late Bronze Age barrow exists in the municipality, and the Romans left stone traces. The first mention of Laubach was in 1455, when “court, people and revenue at Laubach” were sold to the Counts of Virneburg (a noble family first mentioned in 1024 and enfeoffed by the Archbishop of Trier). In 1548, the Electorate of Trier assumed the lordly rights.

Laubach (Wetter)

Laubach (Wetter) is a river of Hesse, Germany.

See also

Coordinates: 50°32′36″N 8°58′46″E / 50.5434°N 8.9795°E / 50.5434; 8.9795