 Located north of Kronach, the Bavarian border with the state of Thuringia runs about north of the town centre, with Thuringian Saalfeld in a distance of c. down the Loquitz.Ludwigsstadt is the only municipality of the State of Bavaria located north of the Rennsteig ridge.The settlement in the Landgraviate of Thuringia was first mentioned in a 1269 deed as "Ludwichsdorf", probably named after a local "Vogt" official of the Counts of Weimar-Orlamünde.