Lauenförde: Church History, Design and the Weser

In Lauenförde, the history of St. Mark’s Church, design at the Tecta Cantilever Chair Museum and experiences on the Weser come together. These different themes give your trip a variety of focal points: you can explore architectural history and design, or get to know the town through its connection to water sports.

A church with a long history

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Mark’s Church was founded in 1569. In 1664, it was extended 28 feet to the east—a significant further chapter in its architectural history. Following a renovation, the church was dedicated to St. Mark the Evangelist when it was rededicated in 1996. The south wall inside bears the tomb slabs of the Spiegel family. The founding date, extension and later dedication thus tell the story of different periods in the history of this building.

Design history at the Tecta Cantilever Chair Museum

The Tecta Cantilever Chair Museum presents almost 100 years of design history associated with Tecta. The development of cantilever chairs is particularly easy to follow: the collection traces their evolution from a rigid cantilever construction to a springy cantilever chair. The Jean Prouvé Archive illustrates its design principles with more than 100 originals. The focus is therefore not only on individual designs, but also on how a design idea developed. Visitors are asked to book an appointment in advance. Check the current visiting conditions before making firm plans to visit the museum.

Lauenförde and the Weser

The Weser connects the town’s history with today’s water sports offerings, though in different ways. In the Middle Ages, an important trade route crossed the river at a ford between Lauenförde and Beverungen. Today, canoeists can launch from a site beside the Weser bridge. The marina is an attraction and a port of call for water sports visitors; it includes a natural harbour and a campsite. When planning your trip, you can balance different interests, choosing between historic traces, a museum visit and time by the water. Before travelling, check the local conditions for the canoe launch site and the current conditions at the marina and campsite.

More to explore in the wider Holzminden destination

The wider Holzminden destination offers other places that provide their own perspectives on landscape, architecture and craftsmanship. Polle Castle Ruins stand on a hilltop about 25 metres high above the municipality of Polle in the Weser Valley. Fürstenberg Castle Museum presents porcelain made by the FÜRSTENBERG porcelain manufactory over more than 265 years. The castle complex also includes a viewing platform 80 metres above the Weser, with panoramic views across the Weser Valley and towards the three-country corner.

Bevern Castle is a four-winged Renaissance complex built between 1603 and 1612 around a square courtyard with a moat, two bridges and a castle garden. In Holzminden itself, Sensoria explores smell and taste: the interactive museum covers 600 square metres and has ten themed areas. The Grünenplan Glass Museum offers another way to discover craftsmanship. It traces the development of the Grünenplan glassworks from its founding in 1744 to the modern production of Deutsche Spezialglas AG. Tools, workpieces and photographs explain the production processes. The museum also explores life in earlier times: you can learn what a glassblower’s daily life was like, how glassworks workers once lived and what unusual role canaries played in Grünenplan.

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