History

• 741 / 1135
  1st documentary mention ('Kunegeshoven' and 'Ludun')
• 1344 / 1415
  Town / market charter for Lauda-Königshofen
• 14th / 15th c.
  Work begins on the town fortifications (Upper Gate, Powder Tower)
• 16th century
  Construction of the Town Hall and other half-timbered houses
• 1723-1730
  Construction of the Premonstratensian monastery with the 'Holy Cross' Roman Catholic Church in Gerlachsheim
• 1894
  Beckstein winegrowers' co-operative founded
• 1975
  Town of Lauda-Königshofen reorganised and formed from 12 towns and municipalities