The Lauerturm is a landmark of the town and the last remaining tower of the northern town fortifications. The name of the tower is derived from a medieval trade, the tannery. The "Lauer" was the craftsman who came into contact with the tanning liquid, Loue (also Lowe or Laue). Today, the upper floors of the half-timbered house at the Lauer Tower house a branch of the Ettlingen Museum of Everyday Rural Culture around 1900. On the outside of the Lauer Tower, you can still see a brick corner from the 14th century in the lower part up to the town coat of arms, on which the round tower was placed. Further walls of the former town fortifications can be seen along Schillerstraße.
