Laufenthal is a village in the
Upper Palatinate
The Upper Palatinate (german: Oberpfalz, , ) is one of the seven administrative districts of Bavaria, Germany, and is located in the east of Bavaria.
Geography
The Upper Palatinate is a landscape with low mountains and numerous ponds and lakes ...
(
Bavaria
Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...
,
Germany
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), belonging to the administrative district (''Landkreis'') of
Regensburg
Regensburg or is a city in eastern Bavaria, at the confluence of the Danube, Naab and Regen rivers. It is capital of the Upper Palatinate subregion of the state in the south of Germany. With more than 150,000 inhabitants, Regensburg is the f ...
and the market town of
Hemau
Hemau is a small town in Southern Germany, in the district of Regensburg. The town is situated on the ''Tangrintel'', a ridge which runs between the rivers Altmühl and Schwarze Laber.
It lies on the B8 road, north-west of Regensburg, sout ...
. Technically a ward (''Ortsteil'') of Hemau, Laufenthal lies about five kilometers from the town, near the river Laaber. It has a medieval castle, and the remains of a Celtic settlement (''Keltenschanze'' see:
Nemeton
A nemeton (plural: nemeta) was a sacred space of ancient Celtic religion. Nemeta appear to have been primarily situated in natural areas, and, as they often utilized trees, they are often interpreted as sacred groves.Koch, p. 1350. However, other ...
). The village church, dedicated to
St Ottilia, belongs to the parish of
Hohenschambach.
External links
MapHomepage of Schloss Laufenthal
Regensburg (district)
Villages in Bavaria
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