Lübbenau

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Lübbenau
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lübbenau
Lübbenau (Germany)
Lübbenau
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Mayor Helmut Wenzel (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 138.78 km² (53.6 sq mi)
Elevation 52 m  (171 ft)
Population 17,560  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 127 /km² (328 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OSL
Postal code 03222
Area code 03542
Website www.luebbenau.de

Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 13°58′00″E / 51.866667, 13.966667
A tourist boat on a Spreewald canal in Lübbenau-Lehde
A tourist boat on a Spreewald canal in Lübbenau-Lehde

Lübbenau (IPA: [lʏbəˈnaʊ]) is a town of 17,897 in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the Spreewald about 82 km southeast of Berlin.

[edit] History

Castle
Castle

Lübbenau was first mentioned in a sales document in the year 1315 but is believed to be much older due to excavations below the castle that show settlement from the 8th or 9th century.

From 1364 to 1635, Lübbenau was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia, then until 1815 Lübbenau was a part of Electorate Saxony. From 1815 until 1918, Lübbenau was governed by the Kingdom of Prussia.

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Towns and municipalities in Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Coat of Arms of Oberspreewald-Lausitz district