Lauscha
Encyclopedia
Lauscha is a town in the district of Sonneberg
, in Thuringia
, Germany
. It is situated 13 km north of Sonneberg
, and 24 km southwest of Saalfeld. It became known for its glassblowing
.
just below the ridge of the mountain chain, the well-known Rennsteig
. The main train station in Lauscha is 611 m above sealevel, the Pappenheimer Berg, the highest mountain within the town borders rises up to 834,5 m above sealevel.
In former times there were five mills which all have been long closed. However, some of them continue to live on in the placenames Obermühle, Wiesleinsmmühle and Göritzmühle.
Since the completion of the rail connection and the road from Steinach to Neuhaus at the turn of the 20th century, the Lauscha is largely confined to an underground channel. Before that the connection roads were restricted to the slopes because of the swampy ground of the valley. This can still be read in names of roads like 'Alter Weg' and 'Alte Chausee'.
Typically for the Thüringer Schiefergebirge, broad and almost level mountain tops surround a deeply carved-in valley.
Sonneberg (district)
Sonneberg is a Kreis in the south of Thuringia, Germany. Neighboring districts are the districts Hildburghausen, Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, and the Bavarian districts Kronach and Coburg.-History:...
, in Thuringia
Thuringia
The Free State of Thuringia is a state of Germany, located in the central part of the country.It has an area of and 2.29 million inhabitants, making it the sixth smallest by area and the fifth smallest by population of Germany's sixteen states....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated 13 km north of Sonneberg
Sonneberg
Sonneberg is a town in Thuringia, Germany, which is seat of the district Sonneberg.It has long been a centre of toy making and is still well known for this...
, and 24 km southwest of Saalfeld. It became known for its glassblowing
Glassblowing
Glassblowing is a glassforming technique that involves inflating molten glass into a bubble, or parison, with the aid of a blowpipe, or blow tube...
.
Geography
Lauscha is located the mountain range of the Thüringer Schiefergebirge. The town is nestled into steep valley of a tributary to the river SteinachSteinach
-Places and rivers:Steinach may refer to several places and streams in German speaking countries:*in Germany:**Steinach, Baden-Württemberg, a municipality in the Ortenaukreis district**Steinach, Bavaria, a municipality in the Straubing-Bogen district...
just below the ridge of the mountain chain, the well-known Rennsteig
Rennsteig
The Rennsteig is a ridge walk as well as an historical boundary path in the Thuringian Forest, Thuringian Highland and Franconian Forest in central Germany....
. The main train station in Lauscha is 611 m above sealevel, the Pappenheimer Berg, the highest mountain within the town borders rises up to 834,5 m above sealevel.
Neighbouring towns
Immediate neighbours are the following towns and villages:- Neuhaus am RennwegNeuhaus am RennwegNeuhaus am Rennweg is a town in the district of Sonneberg, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 17 km north of Sonneberg, and 22 km southwest of Saalfeld.-References:...
- LichteLichtethumb|220px|Wallendorfer Porcelain Manufacture, Oct. 2006thumb|220px|[[Leibis-Lichte Dam]], 102.5 m highLichte is a municipality in the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.- Geography :...
- PiesauPiesauPiesau is a municipality in the district Saalfeld-Rudolstadt, in Thuringia, Germany close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.It has a glass-factory and is known as glass-maker-village. The first time glass was made in Piesau was in 1622. Up until today glass is the main reason of existence in Piesau. Carl...
- Oberland am RennsteigOberland am RennsteigOberland am Rennsteig is a municipality in the Sonneberg district of Thuringia, Germany....
- SteinachSteinach, ThuringiaSteinach is a town in the district of Sonneberg, in Thuringia, Germany. It is situated in the Thuringian Forest, 12 km north of Sonneberg....
- SteinheidSteinheidSteinheid is a municipality in the Sonneberg district of Thuringia, Germany....
- Ernstthal am RennsteigErnstthal am RennsteigErnstthal am Rennsteig is a municipality section of the so-called Glass-blower Town Lauscha in the district of Sonneberg in Thuringia, Germany, close to the Thuringian Rennsteig.- Geographie :...
in the north east is part of Lauscha since 1994.
Topography
The town and valley Lauscha get their name from the stream, which was first mentioned as 'lutzscha' in 1366. Clean water is one of the requirements for making glass, the others being the availability of sand (from a nearby quarry in Steinheid), natron, potash and a sufficient supply of timber.In former times there were five mills which all have been long closed. However, some of them continue to live on in the placenames Obermühle, Wiesleinsmmühle and Göritzmühle.
Since the completion of the rail connection and the road from Steinach to Neuhaus at the turn of the 20th century, the Lauscha is largely confined to an underground channel. Before that the connection roads were restricted to the slopes because of the swampy ground of the valley. This can still be read in names of roads like 'Alter Weg' and 'Alte Chausee'.
Typically for the Thüringer Schiefergebirge, broad and almost level mountain tops surround a deeply carved-in valley.