Luckenwalde

Luckenwalde
Market tower and St. John's Church
Market tower and St. John's Church
Coat of arms of Luckenwalde
Location of Luckenwalde within Teltow-Fläming district
Am MellenseeBaruth/MarkBlankenfelde-MahlowDahmeDahmetalGroßbeerenIhlowJüterbogLuckenwaldeLudwigsfeldeNiederer FlämingNiedergörsdorfNuthe-UrstromtalRangsdorfTrebbinZossenBrandenburg
Luckenwalde is located in Germany
Luckenwalde
Luckenwalde
Luckenwalde is located in Brandenburg
Luckenwalde
Luckenwalde
Coordinates: 52°05′N 13°10′E / 52.083°N 13.167°E / 52.083; 13.167
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictTeltow-Fläming
Subdivisions3 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Elisabeth Herzog-von der Heide[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total46.75 km2 (18.05 sq mi)
Elevation
48 m (157 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total20,839
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
14943
Dialling codes03371
Vehicle registrationTF
Websitewww.luckenwalde.de

Luckenwalde (German: [ˌlʊkn̩ˈvaldə] ; Upper and Lower Sorbian: Łukowc, Upper Sorbian: [ˈwukɔfts], Lower Sorbian: [ˈwukɔwts]) is the capital of the Teltow-Fläming district in the German state of Brandenburg. It is situated on the Nuthe river north of the Fläming Heath, at the eastern rim of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park, about 50 km (31 mi) south of Berlin. The town area includes the villages of Frankenfelde and Kolzenburg.

  1. ^ Landkreis Teltow-Fläming Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 4 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.