Lauchhammer

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.

Lauchhammer
Church of Christ, the King
Coat of arms
Location of Lauchhammer within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Lauchhammer Show map of Germany Lauchhammer Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 13°48′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Subdivisions	5 Stadt- und 2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Roland Pohlenz
Area
• Total	88.43 km^2 (34.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Lowest elevation	94 m (308 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	14,622
• Density	170/km^2 (430/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01979
Dialling codes	03574
Vehicle registration	OSL
Website	www.lauchhammer.de

Demography

• 
  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 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Lauchhammer: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[2]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,627 —     1890 6,054 +1.81% 1910 10,151 +2.62% 1925 17,259 +3.60% 1933 19,734 +1.69% 1939 22,467 +2.19% 1946 28,063 +3.23% 1950 27,524 −0.48% 1964 32,757 +1.25% 1971 31,854 −0.40% 1981 27,102 −1.60% 1985 26,626 −0.44% 1989 25,756 −0.83% 1990 24,945 −3.15% 1991 23,882 −4.26%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 23,911 +0.12% 1993 23,682 −0.96% 1994 23,386 −1.25% 1995 22,948 −1.87% 1996 22,551 −1.73% 1997 22,022 −2.35% 1998 21,684 −1.53% 1999 21,353 −1.53% 2000 20,769 −2.73% 2001 20,276 −2.37% 2002 19,826 −2.22% 2003 19,407 −2.11% 2004 19,060 −1.79% 2005 18,697 −1.90% 2006 18,396 −1.61%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 18,021 −2.04% 2008 17,593 −2.38% 2009 17,276 −1.80% 2010 16,956 −1.85% 2011 15,877 −6.36% 2012 15,624 −1.59% 2013 15,252 −2.38% 2014 15,099 −1.00% 2015 15,084 −0.10% 2016 14,791 −1.94% 2017 14,569 −1.50% 2018 14,622 +0.36% 2019 14,336 −1.96%

Transport

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

People

• Klaus Haertter (born 1952)
• Thomas Gumpert (born 1952)
• Annelore Zinke (born 1958)
• Jens Kunath (born 1967)
• Annett Neumann (born 1970)
• Mario Veit (born 1973)
• Sebastian Schuppan (born 1986)
• Stefan Härtel (born 1988)
• Martin Zurawsky (born 1990)
• Danny Breitfelder (born 1997)

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2018". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). July 2019.
2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons