Lauchhammer (Lower Sorbian: Łuchow) 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.
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Location of Lauchhammer within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 13°48′00″E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz |
Subdivisions | 5 Stadt- und 2 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–26) | Roland Pohlenz[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 88.43 km2 (34.14 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,930 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/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 |
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.
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Lauchhammer lies on the Węgliniec–Roßlau railway and offers connections to Leipzig and Cottbus.
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