Lauenau

Lauenau
Municipality
Castle Schwedesdorf in Lauenau
Coat of arms
Location of Lauenau within Schaumburg district
Lauenau Show map of Germany Lauenau Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°16′N 9°22′E / 52.267°N 9.367°E / 52.267; 9.367
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Schaumburg
Municipal assoc.	Rodenberg
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Mundt (SPD)
Area
• Total	16.23 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Elevation	135 m (443 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,367
• Density	270/km2 (700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	31867
Dialling codes	05043
Vehicle registration	SHG

Lauenau is a small town in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 4,200 inhabitants. It is situated in the east of the district of Schaumburg just off the A2 Autobahn at the foot of the Deister ridge in the Deister-Süntel valley. As well as Lauenau itself, the parish includes the village of Feggendorf, a former coal mining community on the slopes of the Deister which now has a mining museum.