Lucka

Town in Thuringia, Germany

Lucka is a town in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land.

History

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

Lucka is twinned with:

• Unterschleißheim, Bavaria
• Weselberg, Rhineland-Palatinate

Town Division

Lucka is divided into three parts: the town itself, Breitenhain and Prößdorf.

Personalities

• Friedrich August Belcke – trombonist
• Otto Engert — a Communist politician (b. in Prößdorf)
• Erika Zuchold - World Champion and Olympic Medalist in Gymnastics

Lucka's Church

References

1. Gewählte Bürgermeister - aktuelle Landesübersicht, Freistaat Thüringen, accessed 14 July 2021.
2. "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden, erfüllenden Gemeinden und Verwaltungsgemeinschaften in Thüringen Gebietsstand: 31.12.2022" (in German). Thüringer Landesamt für Statistik. June 2023.

• The information in this article is based on and/or translated from that found in its German equivalent.