Lauchhammer Łuchow | |
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Location of Lauchhammer Łuchow within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district | |
Coordinates: 51°30′N 13°48′E / 51.500°N 13.800°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz |
Subdivisions | 5 Stadt- und 2 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2021–29) | Mirko Buhr[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 88.43 km2 (34.14 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 94 m (308 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,143 |
• 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 |
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.