The Lauter is a right tributary of the Neckar

Neckar

The Neckar is a long river, mainly flowing through the southwestern state of Baden-Württemberg, but also a short section through Hesse, in Germany. The Neckar is a major right tributary of the River Rhine...

 and arises on the Albtrauf escarpment of the Swabian Alb

Swabian Alb

The Swabian Alps or Swabian Jura is a low mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, extending 220 km from southwest to northeast and 40 to 70 km in width. It is named after the region of Swabia....

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History

The Lauter is formed by the confluence of the White Lauter

White Lauter

The White Lauter is the right hand source of the river Lauter. It rises southeast of Lenningen below the state road B465. Near Lenningen it joins the Black Lauter, forming the Lauter.- Source of the White Lauter :...

, which rises east of Gutenberg and the Black Lauter

Black Lauter

The Black Lauter is the left hand source of the river of the Lauter. It rises in Schlatstall from the Lauterquelle well and the Golden hole. Within Lenningen it joins the White Lauter, forming the Lauter.- Wells :...

, which arises near Schlattstall in Lenningen

Lenningen

Lenningen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

. Both streams are fed from multiple sources at each edge of the valley. The villages are part of the district of Esslingen

Esslingen (district)

Esslingen is a district in the centre of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Rems-Murr, Göppingen, Reutlingen, Böblingen and the district-free city Stuttgart.-History:...

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It flows through the municipalities of Lenningen

Lenningen

Lenningen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in Germany....

, Owen

Owen

Owen may also refer to:-Places:Australia* Owen, South Australia, a small townUnited States* Owen, Indiana* Owen, Wisconsin* Owen County, Indiana* Owen County, KentuckyGermany* Owen, Germany, a town in Baden-Württemberg-Vessels:...

, Dettingen unter Teck

Dettingen unter Teck

Dettingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-Geography:It is located 27 km southeast of Stuttgart and 4 km south of Kirchheim unter Teck.-References:...

, Kirchheim unter Teck

Kirchheim unter Teck

Kirchheim unter Teck is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, in the district of Esslingen. It is located on the small river Lauter, a tributary of the Neckar. It is situated near the Teck castle, approximatively 25 km southeast of Stuttgart...

 and Wendlingen am Neckar. Its principal tributary is the Lindach

Lindach (river)

The Lindach is a small river in the central foothills of the Swabian Alb, which rises below the Reussenstein Castle in the Neidlingen valley and flows into the Lauter in Kirchheim unter Teck. It runs through the towns of Neidlingen, Weilheim an der Teck and the Jesingen district of Kirchheim unter...

 in Kirchheim. The Lauter flows into the Neckar at Wendlingen

Wendlingen

Wendlingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. It is situated on the Neckar and Lauter rivers, 27 km southeast of Stuttgart.-International relations:...

. It has a length of 27.5 km.

History

The Celts already roamed the Lauter valley on their search for food. In ancient times, the Romans

Roman Empire

The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....

 built a limes

Limes

A limes was a border defense or delimiting system of Ancient Rome. It marked the boundaries of the Roman Empire.The Latin noun limes had a number of different meanings: a path or balk delimiting fields, a boundary line or marker, any road or path, any channel, such as a stream channel, or any...

 in the lowlands of the flood plain and a fort in Dettingen unter Teck

Dettingen unter Teck

Dettingen is a town in the district of Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany.-Geography:It is located 27 km southeast of Stuttgart and 4 km south of Kirchheim unter Teck.-References:...

 for its protection.
Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, 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...