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Lauchhammer

Located in Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg Coordinates: 51°30′00″ N 13°46′00″ E

Lauchhammer
S. John, Elsterwerda · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
14,042
14K
Elevation
124 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
19
listed under Lauchhammer
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
DRS Dresden Airport41 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport98 km

About Lauchhammer

Lauchhammer is a village. Location: Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Brandenburg. Population: 14,042. Elevation: 124 m.

From Wikipedia

Lauchhammer (German pronunciation: [ˈlaʊxˌhamɐ] ; Lower Sorbian: Łuchow, pronounced [ˈwuxɔw]) 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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
88.9 km²
Official website
lauchhammer.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Lauchhammer over time

Population of Lauchhammer over time
1875 4,627
1890 6,054
1910 10,151
1950 27,524
2010 16,956
2015 15,084
2020 14,070
2021 13,930
2022 14,143
2023 13,951
2024 14,042
2025 13,801

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Lauchhammer

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 50 mm

Hottest month
July (day 24°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (77 mm)
Driest month
February (35 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Lauchhammer
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)3°4°8°13°19°22°24°24°19°14°7°4°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°1°3°8°11°13°13°10°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)413544375560777151425047

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Lauchhammer

The nearest airport is Dresden Airport (DRS), 41 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Dresden, 50 km to the south.

Airports

  • Dresden Airport (DRS) Dresden 41 kmsouth
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 98 kmnorth
  • Leipzig/Halle Airport (LEJ) Schkeuditz 107 kmwest

Nearby large cities

  • Dresden Population: 564.9K 50 kmsouth
  • Chemnitz Population: 247.2K 94 kmsouthwest
  • Leipzig Population: 505K 99 kmwest
  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 111 kmnorthwest
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 117 kmnorth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Lauchhammer

Within 100 km: 341 historic and cultural sites, 1,863 natural sites, 743 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km176 places

  • Schneidemühlenteich Lake 10 kmNW
  • Schäferteich Lake 22 kmS
  • Röhricht-Teich Lake 24 kmS
  • Pferdeteich Lake 22 kmS

25–60 km798 places

  • Buschteich Lake 48 kmE
  • Obersee Lake 48 kmE
  • Meierei-See Lake 57 kmN
  • Winkelteich Lake 50 kmE

60–100 km1,973 places

  • Erzgebirge Mountain 67 kmS
  • Pirna-Sonnenstein Mountain 62 kmS
  • Vosí vrch Mountain 81 kmSE
  • Lutzke River 80 kmNE

Straight-line distances.

Places in Lauchhammer

19 places
  1. 1 Lauchhammer 19K

Bar: population relative to the most populous place in this list.

Cities & villages16

Mountains & nature2

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

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