Lucka
Town in Thuringia, Germany
Coat of arms
Location of Lucka within Altenburger Land district
(2019–25) Kathrin Backmann-Eichhorn[1]
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Lucka is a town in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land.
History
The settlement of the area around Lucka occurred in the early Stone Age (5000-2500 b.c.). Lucka was first mentioned in writing in 1320 as "opidum Luckowe". The area was also the site of a battle in 1307 between the Habsburgs and the Wettins. Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Lucka was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany.
International relations
Lucka is twinned with:
Town Division
Lucka is divided into three parts: the town itself, Breitenhain and Prößdorf.
Personalities
- Friedrich August Belcke – trombonist
- Otto Engert — a Communist politician (b. in Prößdorf)
- Erika Zuchold - World Champion and Olympic Medalist in Gymnastics
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.
- The information in this article is based on and/or translated from that found in its German equivalent.
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Towns and municipalities in Altenburger Land
- Altenburg
- Dobitschen
- Fockendorf
- Gerstenberg
- Göhren
- Göllnitz
- Göpfersdorf
- Gößnitz
- Haselbach
- Heukewalde
- Heyersdorf
- Jonaswalde
- Kriebitzsch
- Langenleuba-Niederhain
- Löbichau
- Lödla
- Lucka
- Mehna
- Meuselwitz
- Monstab
- Nobitz
- Ponitz
- Posterstein
- Rositz
- Schmölln
- Starkenberg
- Thonhausen
- Treben
- Vollmershain
- Windischleuba
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