Historic Houses
Several constituent communities have kept their old timber-frame town halls, mostly from the 16th and 17th centuries. These are Elmshausen, Reichenbach and Gadernheim, whose old town hall now houses the local history museum. Gadernheim has also been home to a smithy since 1608, the Lauter valley’s oldest building. Moreover, it is one of Hesse’s oldest unchanged smithies. It is, however, in a bad state and may not be preserved much longer.
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