Lauf (Low Alemannic: Louf) is a municipality in the district of Ortenau in Western Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

This body of water originates from the northwestern side of the Hornisgrinde, subsequently flowing past Glashütte and eventually reaching Lauf.

The region's land use primarily comprises viticulture, facilitated by the abundance of south-facing slopes that are ideal for vineyards.

At that time, the first village church in Lauf was dedicated to St. Leonhard, today's parish church of St. Leonhard was built in 1882/1884[3] In January 1944, Stefan Könninger, a locksmith and Wehrmacht soldier from Lauf, made a defeatist statement about the war situation and was denounced.

He was sentenced to death by the Central Court of the Army for undermining the armed forces and executed in Berlin on August 21, 1944[4] Population development:[5]