Luckenwalde

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FieldValue
typeStadt
image_coaWappen Luckenwalde.png
image_photoLuckenwalde tower church.jpg
image_captionMarket tower and St. John's Church
coordinates
image_planLuckenwalde in TF.png
stateBrandenburg
districtTeltow-Fläming
elevation48
area46.61
postal_code14943
area_code03371
licenceTF
Gemeindeschlüssel12 0 72 232
divisions3 Ortsteile
websitewww.luckenwalde.de
mayorElisabeth Herzog-von der Heide
leader_term2017–25
partySPD
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|type = Stadt |image_coa = Wappen Luckenwalde.png |image_photo = Luckenwalde tower church.jpg |image_caption = Market tower and St. John's Church |coordinates = |image_plan = Luckenwalde in TF.png |state = Brandenburg |district = Teltow-Fläming |elevation = 48 |area = 46.61 |postal_code = 14943 |area_code = 03371 |licence = TF |Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 72 232 |divisions = 3 Ortsteile |website = www.luckenwalde.de |mayor = Elisabeth Herzog-von der Heide |leader_term = 2017–25 |party = SPD

Luckenwalde (; Upper and , , ) is the capital of the Teltow-Fläming district in the state of Brandenburg in eastern Germany. 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 south of Berlin. The town area includes the villages of Frankenfelde and Kolzenburg.

Overview

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The former Slavic settlement of Lugkin was conquered by Margrave Conrad Wettin of Meissen in the course of the 1147 Wendish Crusade. Lukenwalde Castle was first mentioned in a 1216 deed as a burgward of the Bishopric of Brandenburg, it was acquired by Zinna Abbey in 1285. Together with Zinna it remained under the rule of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg and its successor, the Prussian Duchy of Magdeburg until it was attached to the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1773.

Originating in the 17th century, Luckenwalde's cloth and wool factories did not spring up till the reign of King Frederick II of Prussia and soon were among the most extensive in Germany. Other traditional industries were cotton printing and a dye works, brewing, and the making of metal and bronze goods. In 1808 Luckenwalde officially received town privileges.

By the turn of the 20th Century Luckenwalde became renowned as a key manufacturer of hats. In 1921 the two biggest hat ateliers, Herrmann and Steinberg, merged and set up their factory on an industrial estate in Luckenwalde. The factory was designed by German architect Erich Mendelsohn in 1923, the factory is considered a milestone of Expressionist architecture. The hat factory fell into disrepair during and after the war period and was restored in 2001, but as of 2013 the building remains empty.

During World War II, the Stalag III-A prisoner-of-war camp was located in Luckenwalde. In April 1941, the Stalag 333 POW camp was established, and then was relocated to Komorowo in German-occupied Poland in November 1941. There was also a work camp for civilians. The Nazis forced people to work for their war effort or else the families of people who worked there would perish. Lack of food and hard work killed thousands. Among them were Poles, Italians, French and many more. There were several places in the town and surrounding areas where they worked. Luckenwalde was taken by the Red Army on 22 April 1945.

Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Luckenwalde.pdf|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) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Luckenwalde.pdf|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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

|align=none | cols=3 | percentages=pagr |title = Luckenwalde: Population development within the current boundaries (2020) | 1875 | 14699 | 1890 | 19173 | 1910 | 24213 | 1925 | 25625 | 1939 | 29383 | 1950 | 31668 | 1964 | 29968 | 1971 | 29700 | 1981 | 27957 | 1985 | 27487 | 1990 | 26544 | 1995 | 24185 | 2000 | 22389 | 2005 | 21373 | 2010 | 20471 | 2015 | 20358 | 2016 | 20521 | 2017 | 20674 | 2018 | 20522 | 2019 | 20582 | 2020 | 20586

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtverordnetenversammlung) as of 2014 elections:

Transport

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Luckenwalde station is located on the Berlin–Halle railway.

Notable people

International relations

Luckenwalde is twinned with:

References

References

  1. [https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/bm-wahlen/ergebnisse/~12072000 Landkreis Teltow-Fläming Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters], accessed 4 July 2021.
  2. [http://architectuul.com/architecture/hat-factory Hat Factory on Architectuul]
  3. (2022). "The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV". Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
  4. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons]
  5. "Municipal election 25.05.2014 - STVV Luckenwalde". Stadt Luckenwalde.

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