Lüchow
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For Lüchow in Schleswig-Holstein, see Lüchow, Schleswig-Holstein.
| Lüchow | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Lüchow-Dannenberg |
| Municipal assoc. | Lüchow (Wendland) |
| Town subdivisions | 7 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Karl-Heinz Schultz (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 89.01 km² (34.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) |
| Population | 10,005 (31/08/2007) |
| - Density | 112 /km² (291 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | DAN |
| Postal code | 29439 |
| Area code | 05841 |
| Website | www.luechow.de |
Lüchow (IPA: [ˈlyːço]) is a town, capital of the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approx. 13 km north of Salzwedel.
The Polabian name of Lüchow is Ljauchüw (spelled Lgauchi or Lieuschü in older German reference material).
Lüchow is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lüchow (Wendland).
[edit] References
- Johann Parum Schultze; Reinhold Olesch (Hrsg.): Fontes linguae Dravaenopolabicae minores et Chronica Venedica J. P. Schultzii. (= Slavistische Forschungen; Band 7). Böhlau, Köln und Graz 1967
- Christian Hennig von Jessen: Vocabularium Venedicum (oder Wendisches Wörter-Buch) (1705). Nachdruck besorgt von Reinhold Olesch. - Köln [u.a.]: Böhlau 1959 (Gewährsmann des Pastors C. Hennig von Jessen war der polabisch sprechende Bauer Johann Janieschge aus Klennow)
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