Lauffen am Neckar (Germany Baden-Wurttemberg)

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Lauffen am Neckar cruise port

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Europe Rivers

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Lauffen is a Neckar River/Rhine River cruise port and town in Germany's Baden-Wurttemberg state (Heilbronn district) with population around 12,000. The town is approx 9 km (6 mi) southwest of Heilbronn (state's 6th-largest city with a population of around 125,000) and approx 50 km (31 mi) north of Stuttgart (state's capital city).

Lauffen am Neckar is best-known for its premium wine "Lauffener Katzenbeisser Schwarzriesling". Among the most famous tourist attractions are Town Hall and Museum (11th-century castle), Regiswindiskirche (13th-century church), Regiswindiskapelle (late-19th-century chapel), Wurttemberg Landgraben (defensive moat), Grabengasse (moat lane) and downtown's historic buildings (18th-century), Stadtle's timber-framed houses (15th-century), Heilbronner Tor (13th-century city gate), Gefangnisturm (18th-century tower), Landturm (tower), Martinskirche (13th-century church).

Lauffen's current-day economy is largely based on winemaking as the town produces annually over 6 million liters of wine with an estimated ~EUR 22 million in sales. The wine cooperative includes around 600 members and covers an area of approx 570 hectares (5,7 km2)The Katzenbeisser-branded wines are top-quality. Wurttemberg region's winemaking industry is also represented at the annual wine festival Weinkonigin (Wine Queen).

 

As a cruise port, Lauffen is included in the schedule of Nicko Cruises riverboat Casanova (2001-built). The next table shows the ship's 7-day itinerary between homeports Stuttgart and Saarbrucken. Prices start from ~USD 1900 pp (double occupancy).

Date / TimePort
17 Aug 18:30Departing from Stuttgart, Germany
17 Aug 22:00 / 18 Aug - 12:30 (overnight)Ludwigsburg, Germany
18 Aug 16:30 / 19 Aug - 05:30 (overnight)Lauffen, Germany
19 Aug 10:00 / 20 Aug - 05:00 (overnight)Bad Wimpfen, Germany
20 Aug 15:00 - 21:00Heidelberg, Germany
21 Aug 03:30 - 11:00Mainz, Germany
21 Aug 16:00 - 19:00Koblenz, Germany
21 Aug 23:45 / 22 Aug - 05:00 (overnight)Treis-Karden, Germany
22 Aug 15:00 - 23:59Bernkastel-Kues, Germany
23 Aug 07:00 - 13:00Riol, Germany
23 Aug 23:00 / 24 Aug - 06:00 (overnight)Saarlouis, Germany
24 Aug 09:30Arriving in Saarbrucken, Germany
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