page_title: Laubach
section_title: Laubach people
hierarchical_section_title: Laubach / Laubach people
caption_attribution_description: English: Justice Inspector Friedrich Kellner, front and center, at the door of the Laubach courthouse in Laubach, Hesse, Germany.
context_page_description: Laubach is a town in the district of Giessen, in Hesse, Germany. Laubach is known as a “Luftkurort," which means “fresh air resort.” Laubach is a small town. It has a population of about 10,000 people. It is 23 km east of the city of Giessen. Surrounding Laubach are the small towns of Hungen, Grünberg, Schotten and Lich.
  The Laubach woods are part of the foothills of the Vogelsberg. Laubach is an area of interest to tourists because it has many historic and colorful half-timbered buildings. The main attraction is the castle. The castle was built in the thirteenth century. It belongs to the Count Solms-Laubach family. One of the largest private libraries in Europe is inside the castle. The castle library has more than 120,000 books and manuscripts. In the Johann Gutenberg Museum in Mainz is an original Gutenberg Bible which came from the castle library. The castle grounds include a large park. There is a lake for swans in the park. The park is open to the public without charge.
context_section_description: Sophie von Solms-Laubach (1594-1651)
  Philipp Erasmus Reich (1717-1787), bookseller and publisher
  Felix Klipstein (1880-1941), artist
  Klipstein grew up in Laubach and Belgium. He studied art in France and Spain. In 1909 he returned to Laubach with his wife, the writer Edith Blass.
  Georg Friedrich Solms-Laubach (1899 - 1969)
  Friedel Münch, head of Münch Motorcycle Works
  Friedrich Kellner, (1885 - 1970)
  Kellner was the chief justice inspector in Laubach during WWII. He wrote a secret diary about the misdeeds of the Nazis. He became deputy mayor and first town councilman of Laubach. He was also chairman of the Laubach Social Democratics SPD. A Canadian documentary about Kellner was filmed on location in Laubach.
caption: Chief Justice Inspector Friedrich Kellner (ctr), 1948, Laubach courthouse
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