Lauta
Lauta/Łuty | |
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Location of Lauta/Łuty within Bautzen district  | |
  Lauta/Łuty  Lauta/Łuty | |
| Coordinates: 51°26′53″N 14°5′59″E / 51.44806°N 14.09972°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saxony |
| District | Bautzen |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–29) | Frank Lehmann[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.87 km2 (16.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 123 m (404 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 8,082 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 02991 |
| Dialling codes | 035722 |
| Vehicle registration | BZ, BIW, HY, KM |
| Website | www.lauta.de |
Lauta (German) or Łuty (Upper Sorbian, pronounced [ˈwutɨ]) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in Saxony, Germany. It is situated 10 km west of Hoyerswerda, and 10 km southeast of Senftenberg.
History
From 1815 to 1945, within the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, Lauta was part of Landkreis Calau. From 1945 to 1952, it was part of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, within the East German Bezirk Cottbus, it was part of Kreis Hoyerswerda. With German reunification in 1990, it became part of Saxony.
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Watertower -
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Housing complex -
Monument in Laubusch, district of Lauta
Personality
Personalities who worked in Lauta
- Albert Zimmermann, resistance fighter, executed on 27 November 1944
Personalities who lived temporarily in Lauta
- Peter Mädler, (1943–1963), death at the Berlin Wall (1963), 1958–1961 electrician apprentice in the power plant Lauta.
- Joachim Hansen, (1930–2007), actor
References
- ^ Gewählte Bürgermeisterinnen und Bürgermeister im Freistaat Sachsen, Stand: 17. Juli 2022, Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen.
- Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen. 2024.
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