Lauchhammer

Lauchhammer
Łuchow
Church of Christ, the King
Location of Lauchhammer
Łuchow within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Lauchhammer
Łuchow
Lauchhammer
Łuchow
Coordinates: 51°30′N 13°48′E / 51.500°N 13.800°E / 51.500; 13.800
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Subdivisions5 Stadt- und 2 Ortsteile
Government
  Mayor (202129) Mirko Buhr
Area
  Total
88.43 km2 (34.14 sq mi)
Highest elevation
160 m (520 ft)
Lowest elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
14,264
  Density160/km2 (420/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.