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Lauffen is a town in the district of Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Neckar, 9 km southwest of Heilbronn.
Geographical position Lauffen is located in the south of the district of Heilbronn, 8 kilometres south of Heilbronn and 50 kilometres north of the capital Stuttgart on the Neckar . In Lauffen the Zaber joins into this river. The previous big bow the Neckar was flowing was broke through by erosion. During several centuries the bow was used as a ring of seas. An exclave of Lauffen, the town forest of Etzlenswenden, is located further east in the Löwenstein Mountains. Neighbouring municipalities Neigbouring municipalities of Lauffen are (clockwise): Brackenheim, Nordheim, Heilbronn, Neckarwestheim and Kirchheim (Neckar) District of Ludwigsburg). The exclave Etzlenswenden is surrounded by Abstatt, Untergruppenbach, Löwenstein and Beilstein. Town structure Three previous parts were put together to today's Lauffen in 1914. History | ||||||||
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