Lauchhammer

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Lauchhammer
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Lauchhammer
Lauchhammer (Germany)
Lauchhammer
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Town subdivisions 5 Stadt- und 2 Ortsteile
Mayor Elisabeth Mühlpforte
Basic statistics
Area 88.43 km² (34.1 sq mi)
Elevation 94-160 m
Population 18,396  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 208 /km² (539 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OSL
Postal code 01979
Area code 03574
Website www.lauchhammer.de

Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 13°48′00″E / 51.5, 13.8

Lauchhammer is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, approx. 17 km west of Senftenberg, and 50 km north of Dresden.