Two decisive reasons made Lauf one of the biggest and most significant towns of the Greater Nuremberg Territory. Firstly its convenient location on the important trade route from Nuremberg to Prague and secondly the steep drop of the river Pegnitz. In 1275 four mills situated at this very river were first mentioned. The origins of a first village settlement probably date back to the second half of the 11th century. Later a spacious market square and a town hall were added.

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