Lauchhammer

Lauchhammer
Coat of arms
Lauchhammer
Location of Lauchhammer within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 13°48′00″E / 51.50000°N 13.80000°E / 51.50000; 13.80000Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 13°48′00″E / 51.50000°N 13.80000°E / 51.50000; 13.80000
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Government
• Mayor	Elisabeth Mühlpforte
Area
• Total	88.43 km2 (34.14 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	15,084
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01979
Dialling codes	03574
Vehicle registration	OSL
Website	www.lauchhammer.de

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

Demography

• 
  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)
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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

References

Towns and municipalities in Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Altdöbern Bronkow Calau/Kalawa Frauendorf Großkmehlen Großräschen Grünewald Guteborn Hermsdorf Hohenbocka Kroppen Lauchhammer Lindenau Lübbenau/Lubnjow Luckaitztal Neu-Seeland Neupetershain Ortrand Ruhland Schipkau Schwarzbach Schwarzheide Senftenberg Tettau Vetschau/Wětošow