Lautenthal

The formerly free mining town (Bergstadt) of Lautenthal in Germany is a state-recognised, climatic spa with around 1,570 inhabitants[1] and has been part of the borough of Langelsheim since 1972.

Lautenthal lies in the Innerste valley between Clausthal-Zellerfeld and Langelsheim in the northwestern Upper Harz.

Lautenthal was founded in 1538 as a mining settlement on the river Laute, a small tributary of the Innerste, and had already been given the status of a town by 1580.

In 1626, the town was plundered by the troops of Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly in the Thirty Years' War.

[1] With the closure of the mines in 1959 the town lost its significance and was incorporated into the borough of Langelsheim in 1972.

View of the town centre
Laute in Lautenthal
High Street ( Hahnenkleer Straße )
Market Place
Market Place with former Town Hall
Former railway station