Lauffen am Neckar (Germany Baden-Wurttemberg)
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2024-10-11 07:21
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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 / Time | Port |
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17 Aug 18:30 | Departing 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 - 21:00 | Heidelberg, Germany |
21 Aug 03:30 - 11:00 | Mainz, Germany |
21 Aug 16:00 - 19:00 | Koblenz, Germany |
21 Aug 23:45 / 22 Aug - 05:00 (overnight) | Treis-Karden, Germany |
22 Aug 15:00 - 23:59 | Bernkastel-Kues, Germany |
23 Aug 07:00 - 13:00 | Riol, Germany |
23 Aug 23:00 / 24 Aug - 06:00 (overnight) | Saarlouis, Germany |
24 Aug 09:30 | Arriving in Saarbrucken, Germany |