Lugau (Doberlug-Kirchhain)

Lugau City of Doberlug-Kirchhain Coordinates: 51 ° 36 ′ 38 " N , 13 ° 35 ′ 53" E
Height :	103 m
Residents :	499 (December 31, 2011)
Incorporation :	October 26, 2003
Postal code :	03253
Location of Lugau in Brandenburg

Church of Lugau

Lugau ( Lower Sorbian Ług ) is located near the town of Doberlug-Kirchhain in the south of Brandenburg in the Elbe-Elster district . The village is an official district of the city of Doberlug-Kirchhain. It has gained greater prominence through the Monte Lugau Rally .

The place is on the L601, which leads from Doberlug-Kirchhain to Finsterwalde .

history

The place is mentioned for the first time on May 3, 1228 as Luge , Slavic for settlement on / in the swampy grass meadow / meadow break .

The place, laid out in a rectangular shape, has a church from the 13th century.

Incorporation

Lugau was incorporated into Doberlug-Kirchhain on October 26, 2003.

Population development

Population development of Lugau from 1875 to 2000
year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents
1875	591	1946	972	1989	521	1995	463
1890	635	1950	932	1990	520	1996	453
1910	693	1964	834	1991	492	1997	457
1925	677	1971	697	1992	470	1998	477
1933	637	1981	597	1993	453	1999	476
1939	746	1985	558	1994	457	2000	514

Regular events

Rally Monte Lugau (2006)

The most important event is the Monte Lugau Rally , which takes place annually in August , a competition for Simson mopeds, followed by an open-air concert by independent bands. The Landei Lugau is also known as a location for corresponding concerts .

On Holy Saturday , the custom of the Easter fire , which is typical in the region, takes place.

Sons and daughters from Lugau

Karl Noack (* 1839 in Lugau; † 1907), educator and theologian in Lugau and Frankfurt / Oder
Alexander Kühne (* 1964 in Lugau), journalist and author

Individual evidence

↑ Müller's Large German Local Book 2012: Complete local dictionary. 33. revised and exp. Ed., Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and Boston 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-027420-2 , online at Google Books , p. 855
^ Arnošt Muka - Lower Sorbian place and field names, 1911 - 1928
^ Ernst Mucke : Building blocks for local history of the Luckauer Kreis. District Committee, Luckau 1918
^ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2003
^ Historical municipality directory 2005 for Brandenburg Online as a PDF file
↑ local homepage
^ Noack in the German National Library
↑ Article about Kühne in the Berliner Morgenpost

Web links

Commons : Lugau - collection of images, videos and audio files

[Müllers-1] Müller's Large German Local Book 2012: Complete local dictionary. 33. revised and exp. Ed., Walter de Gruyter, Berlin and Boston 2012, ISBN 978-3-11-027420-2 , online at Google Books , p. 855

[2] Arnošt Muka - Lower Sorbian place and field names, 1911 - 1928

[3] Ernst Mucke : Building blocks for local history of the Luckauer Kreis. District Committee, Luckau 1918

[4] StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2003

[5] Historical municipality directory 2005 for Brandenburg Online as a PDF file

[6] ↑ local homepage

[7] Noack in the German National Library

[8] Article about Kühne in the Berliner Morgenpost