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Lucka
View on WikipediaLucka (German pronunciation: [ˈlʊka] ⓘ) is a town in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land.
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History
[edit]The settlement of the area around Lucka occurred in the early Stone Age (5000-2500 b.c.). Lucka was first mentioned in writing in 1320 as "opidum Luckowe". The area was also the site of a battle in 1307 between the Habsburgs and the Wettins. Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Lucka was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany.
International relations
[edit]Lucka is twinned with:
Town Division
[edit]Lucka is divided into three parts: the town itself, Breitenhain and Prößdorf.
Personalities
[edit]- Friedrich August Belcke – trombonist
- Otto Engert — a Communist politician (b. in Prößdorf)
- Erika Zuchold - World Champion and Olympic Medalist in Gymnastics
References
[edit]- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- The information in this article is based on and/or translated from that found in its German equivalent.
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