Lauchhammer
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
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Lauchhammer (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊxˌhamɐ] ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Łuchow, pronounced [ˈwuxɔw]) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Black Elster river, approx. 17 km west of Senftenberg, and 50 km north of Dresden.
CountryGermany
Subdivisions5 Stadt- und 2 Ortsteile
Highestelevation160 m (520 ft)
Lowestelevation94 m (308 ft)
Lauchhammer Łuchow | |
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Church of Christ, the King | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lauchhammer Łuchow within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district  | |
 Location of Lauchhammer Łuchow | |
  Lauchhammer Łuchow  Lauchhammer Łuchow | |
| Coordinates: 51°30′N 13°48′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz |
| Subdivisions | 5 Stadt- und 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–29) | Mirko Buhr[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 88.89 km2 (34.32 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,042 |
| • Density | 158.0/km2 (409.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01979 |
| Dialling codes | 03574 |
| Vehicle registration | OSL |
| Website | www.lauchhammer.de |
History
From 1815 to 1944, Lauchhammer was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony and from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1947 to 1952 it was part of Saxony-Anhalt and from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
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Transport
Lauchhammer lies on the Węgliniec–Roßlau railway and offers connections to Leipzig and Cottbus.
Notable people
- Sven Benken (born 1970), footballer
- Hans-Joachim Brauske (1943–2025), boxer
- Danny Breitfelder (born 1997), footballer
- Thomas Gumpert (1952–2021), actor
- Klaus Haertter (born 1952), fencer
- Stefan Härtel (born 1988), boxer
- Jens Kunath (born 1967), footballer
- Annett Neumann (born 1970), track cyclist
- Magdalena Schmidt (born 1949), gymnast
- Sebastian Schuppan (born 1986), footballer
- Mario Veit (born 1973), boxer
- Annelore Zinke (born 1958), gymnast
- Martin Zurawsky (born 1990), footballer
