Bad Lausick

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Bad Lausick

Coat of arms
Bad Lausick
Coordinates: 51°8′41″N 12°38′43″E / 51.14472°N 12.64528°E / 51.14472; 12.64528Coordinates: 51°8′41″N 12°38′43″E / 51.14472°N 12.64528°E / 51.14472; 12.64528
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Leipzig
Municipal assoc. Bad Lausick
Subdivisions 12
Government
 • Mayor Josef Eisenmann
Area
 • Total 69.79 km2 (26.95 sq mi)
Elevation 164 m (538 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 8,233
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 04651
Dialling codes 034345
Vehicle registration L
Website www.bad-lausick.de

Bad Lausick (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːt ˈlaʊzɪk]) is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 12 km southwest of Grimma, and 29 km southeast of Leipzig.

History

Development from 11th to 12th Century

St. Kilian's Church

In 1096 Bad Lausick was documented for the first time as Luzke. In later documents the names Luzic (1181), Luzich (1219) and Lußigk (1414) were used. In 1497 the place was described as Laussigk for the first time.

In 1106 the construction of the St.-Kilian-Kirche was begun and a monastery founded by the Wiprecht von Groitzsch.

Population Development

Year Inhabitants
1697 500
1790 816
1867 3,456
1890 3,977
1925 3,823
1935 5,083
1939 5,398
1958 7,449
2007 8,754
2009 8,509
2010 8,486

Images

  • Historical town-hall

  • At the historical ‘spa district’

  • Bad Lausick Waldstraße.jpg

  • Town center

  • Bad-Lausick-Wilhelm-Pieck-Str.jpg
  • Bad-Lausick Tonteich.jpg

  • Town center

  • Local museum

  • Bad Lausick-Sonnenuhr-Museum.jpg

  • House ‘Bahnhofshotel (Railway Hotel)’

  • Historical building

  • Another historical façade

  • Inside the ‘spa district’

  • Bad-Lausick-Stadt.jpg

  • Inside the ‘spa district’

  • Spa park

  • Inside the ‘spa district’

  • Weizenfeld-Bad-Lausick-1456-1458.jpg

References

  1. ↑ "Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen – Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden". Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 17 June 2013. 
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