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Lauchhammer
Łuchow

Church of Christ, the King

Church of Christ, the King

Coat of arms of Lauchhammer Łuchow

Coat of arms

Location of Lauchhammer
Łuchow within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district

Lauchhammer Łuchow is located in Germany

Lauchhammer Łuchow

Lauchhammer
Łuchow

Lauchhammer Łuchow is located in Brandenburg

Lauchhammer Łuchow

Lauchhammer
Łuchow

Coordinates: 51°30′N 13°48′E / 51.500°N 13.800°E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Subdivisions5 Stadt- und 2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2021–29) Mirko Buhr[1]
Area

• Total

88.43 km2 (34.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation160 m (520 ft)
Lowest elevation94 m (308 ft)
Population

 (2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

14,143
 • 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]) or 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.

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.

  • 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)

    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)

    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)

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%

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