Information in plain language

This is the website of the city of Lahr in plain language.
  • Here you will find information in plain language.

Many people can understand texts in plain language better.

There can be various reasons for this:

  • Some people do not speak German well.
  • Some people have a disability.
  • Some people find it difficult to understand long sentences.

We explain to you in plain language

  • What is on lahr.de?
    Here you can find out what information is available at www.lahr.de.
  • How lahr.de works
    Here you can read how www.lahr.de works.
    So what you have to do:
    So that you can use the site. So that you can find information.
  • Explanation of accessibility
    The accessibility of the website is explained here.

The town of Lahr has a website.

Use the address www.lahr.de to call up the website in your browser.

This is what you will find on this page:

There is information about the town.

The site has 5 different sections.

These are the names of the sections:

  • City & Administration
  • Education & Life
  • Culture & Tourism
  • Economy & Traffic
  • Building & Environment

The start page provides an overview.

Latest news
Here you will find the latest news from the town hall. Click on a news item to continue reading.

Services A-Z
Here you will find the services we offer. For example, how to register a dog or renew your ID card. You will also find all contact details and opening hours.

Events
Here you will find information on upcoming events. Click on an event to get more information.

Further content
On our site you will find information on kindergartens and schools, building and living, businesses, accommodation, food and drink, sights, excursion destinations, theater, art and museums and sports and leisure activities.

Imprint
Here you can find out who created this website.

Data protection
Here you can read how this site handles your data.

You are on the website of the city of Lahr

Use the address www.lahr.de to call up the website in your browser.

  • The logo of the city of Lahr is at the top left.
    It will remain there on all further pages.
    Click on the logo if you want to return to the homepage.

  • How can I access information on subpages of the website?
    This website has many subpages.
    To access the subpages, you must open the navigation.
    The navigation is always at the top right.
    Click on the 3 bars.
    Then the navigation will unfold.
    There are various topics: City & Administration, Education & Life, Culture & Tourism, Economy & Traffic and Building & Environment.

    Click on the topic that interests you.
    The navigation will then open.

    Click on the topic you are interested in.
    A new page will open.

    The navigation on the subpages is the same as on the home page.

  • How does the search function work?
    The search is at the top right.
    The symbol is a magnifying glass.
    Click on the magnifying glass if you want to search for something.
    Enter the search term in the search field.
    Then click on the magnifying glass to start the search.
    You will receive search results.
    These are individual pages or files that the search has found.
    Click on a page or file to open it.

These were the instructions for navigating the website.
We hope you enjoy our website.

The most important information from the declaration on accessibility in plain language

Welcome to our website.

Every public body must have an accessibility statement on its website.

Public bodies are, for example, cities and municipalities.

The accessibility statement states how accessible a website is.

A website must have videos in sign language.

Sign language are hand signs.

This allows people who cannot hear or speak to communicate.

Our website has videos in sign language.

What is not accessible:

Some content is not yet barrier-free or only partially barrier-free.

  • For example, city maps, newsletters and brochures.
  • There are videos on our website. But not all videos have subtitles.
    New videos from the city of Lahr always have subtitles.
  • There are links to other websites on our website. A link is a connection to another website. These pages are not always barrier-free.
  • Sometimes you can download something from our website.
    This file is often a PDF file. PDF files should be barrier-free.
    That is why we check the PDF files.

    We are working on it:
    So that all PDF files are barrier-free.

Creation of this declaration

We made this declaration on January 12, 2024.

We have checked the accessibility of the website ourselves.

We last checked the declaration on January 07, 2025.

Report a barrier

Can't understand, read, hear or use something on our website?
Then let us know.
We will help you.

How to reach us

Lahr city administration
Town hall square 4
77933 Lahr

E-mail: pressestelle@lahr.de

Phone 07821 9101550

The conciliation office

We have not responded after 4 weeks?
Then you can contact the conciliation body.

How to reach the conciliation body

State Center for Accessibility
Conciliation body
Else-Josenhans-Straße 6
70173 Stuttgart
Telephone: 0711 123 39 375
E-mail: schlichtung@barrierefreiheit.bwl.de
Website: https: //barrierefreiheit-bw.de/

The arbitration procedure is free of charge.