Lauchhammer
Town
Church of Christ, the King
Church of Christ, the King
Coat of arms of Lauchhammer
Coat of arms
Location of Lauchhammer within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
SaxonyCottbusDahme-SpreewaldElbe-ElsterSpree-NeißeTeltow-FlämingAltdöbernBronkowCalauFrauendorfGroßkmehlenGroßräschenGrünewaldGutebornHermsdorfHohenbockaKroppenLauchhammerLindenauLübbenauLuckaitztalNeupetershainNeu-SeelandOrtrandRuhlandSchipkauSchwarzbachSchwarzheideSenftenbergTettauVetschau
Lauchhammer is located in Germany
Lauchhammer
Lauchhammer
Lauchhammer is located in Brandenburg
Lauchhammer
Lauchhammer
Coordinates: 51°30′N 13°48′E / 51.500°N 13.800°E / 51.500; 13.800
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Subdivisions5 Stadt- und 2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2021–29) Mirko Buhr[1]
Area
 • Total88.43 km2 (34.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Lowest elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total13,930
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01979
Dialling codes03574
Vehicle registrationOSL
Websitewww.lauchhammer.de

Lauchhammer (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.

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

Lauchhammer: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,627—    
1890 6,054+1.81%
1910 10,151+2.62%
1925 17,259+3.60%
1939 22,467+1.90%
1950 27,524+1.86%
1964 32,757+1.25%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 31,854−0.40%
1981 27,102−1.60%
1985 26,626−0.44%
1990 24,945−1.30%
1995 22,948−1.66%
2000 20,769−1.98%
2005 18,697−2.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 16,956−1.94%
2015 15,084−2.31%
2016 14,791−1.94%
2017 14,569−1.50%
2018 14,622+0.36%
2019 14,336−1.96%
2020 14,070−1.86%

Transport

Lauchhammer lies on the Węgliniec–Roßlau railway and offers connections to Leipzig and Cottbus.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons


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