Lauda-Königshofen

Lauda-Königshofen () is a town in the Main-Tauber district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated on the river Tauber, 7 km southeast of Tauberbischofsheim, and 30 km southwest of Würzburg. Most of the roughly 300 houses in the traditional village of Königshofen date to between the 16th century and mid-19th century, and it is known for the 500+ year-old Königshöfer Messe, an annual festival that attracts 150,000 people over the 10-day festival. Lauda station is at a junction of the Franconia Railway and the Tauber Valley Railway.

==Districts== The 12 districts with population (as of 2001): Area in km2 (as in 2006) {| | Lauda || 5.745 || 12.55 |- | Königshofen || 2.815 || 13.81 |- | Gerlachsheim || 1.888 || 8.75 |- | Unterbalbach || 1.634 || 5.18 |- | Oberlauda || 742 || 6.96 |- | Oberbalbach || 698 || 7.99 |- | Heckfeld || 470 || 14.68 |- | Beckstein || 372 || 2.88 |- | Sachsenflur || 351 || 5.98 |- | Messelhausen || 336 || 8.16 |- | Marbach || 262 || 1.31 |- | Deubach || 118 || 6.22 |}