Lübben (Spreewald)
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Location of the town of Lübben (Spreewald) within Dahme-Spreewald district
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| Coordinates | 51°57′N 13°54′E / 51.95°N 13.9°ECoordinates: 51°57′N 13°54′E / 51.95°N 13.9°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Dahme-Spreewald |
| Town subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile bzw. Stadtbezirke |
| Mayor | Lothar Bretterbauer (CDU) |
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| Area | 119.91 km2 (46.30 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (164 ft) |
| Population | 14,122 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 118 /km2 (305 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LDS |
| Postal code | 15907 |
| Area code | 03546 |
| Website | www.luebben.de |
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Lübben (Spreewald) (Lower Sorbian: Lubin (Błota)) is a town of 14,800 people, capital of the Dahme-Spreewald district in the Lower Lusatia region of Brandenburg, Germany.
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[edit] Administrative structure
Districts of the town are:
- Lübben Stadt (Lower Sorbian: Lubin město)
- Hartmannsdorf (Hartmanojce)
- Lubolz (Lubolc)
- Groß Lubolz (Wjelike Lubolce)
- Klein Lubolz (Małe Lubolce)
- Neuendorf (Nowa Wjas)
- Radensdorf (Radom; Radowašojce)
- Steinkirchen (Kamjena)
- Treppendorf (Ranchow)
[edit] History
The castle of Lubin in the March of Lusatia was first mentioned in a 1150 register of Nienburg Abbey and had received town privileges according to Magdeburg law by 1220. From 1301 the town in the centre of the Spreewald floodplain was in the possession of the monks of Dobrilugk Abbey, who sold it to Duke Rudolph I of Saxe-Wittenberg in 1329. After several conflicts with the Wittelsbach margraves of Brandenburg the March of Lustia was finally acquired by Emperor Charles IV of Luxembourg in 1367 who incorporated Lübben into the Kingdom of Bohemia. In the 15th century Lübben became the seat of the Bohemian Vogt aministrator and the provincial diet (Landtag) of Lower Lusatia.
In 1526 the House of Habsburg inherited the Bohemian kingdom including Lusatia, which in 1623 Ferdinand II of Habsburg had to give in pawn to Elector John George I of Saxony. The Saxon Electorate finally acquired Lübben by signing the 1635 Peace of Prague. After the Napoleonic Wars it again fell to the Prussian province of Brandenburg by the final act of the 1815 Congress of Vienna.
[edit] Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtverordnetenversammlung) as of 2008 elections:
- Christian Democratic Union: 7
- Social Democratic Party of Germany: 5
- The Left: 5
- PRO Lübben (Independent): 4
- Free Democratic Party: 1
Lübben is twinned with Wolsztyn in Poland and Neunkirchen, Saarland in Germany.
[edit] Places of interest
- Spreewald biosphere reserve
- Lübben Castle, on medieval foundations, rebuilt in the 17th century under the rule of Duke Christian I of Saxe-Merseburg
- Neuhaus Manor in Steinkirchen, built in 1801, former residence of author Christoph Ernst von Houwald from 1822 on
- Romanesque St Pancras fieldstone church in Steinkirchen built in the early 13th century, one of the oldest preserved churches in Lower Lusatia
- Paul Gerhardt Church from the 16th century, where Paul Gerhardt preached from 1669 on
- Roman Catholic Trinity Church, built in 1862
[edit] Notable people
[edit] Born in Lübben
- Karin Büttner-Janz (* 1952 in Hartmannsdorf), German Olympic medal winner in artistic gymnastics and habilitated doctor
- Henry Eugene Fritz (1875–1956), American painter
- Siegbert Horn (* 1950 in Hartmannsdorf), German slalom canoer, Olympic champion
- Louis Klopsch (1852–1910), American author and editor of The Christian Herald
- Sylvio Kroll (* 1965), German Olympic medal winner in artistic gymnastics
- Kornelia Kunisch (* 1959), German handball player, 1980 olympic bronze medal with the East German team
- Otto von Manteuffel (1805–1882), German politician, Minister-President of Prussia
- Rudolf Marloth (1855–1931), South African botanist, pharmacist and analytical chemist
- Ingo Spelly (* 1966), East German-German sprint canoer, Olympic champion
- We Butter The Bread With Butter, German deathcore band
- Richard Constantin Noschke (1867–1945),diary of his WW1 Alexandra Palace internment sufferings in Imperial War Museum,London.
[edit] Related to Lübben
- Paul Gerhardt (1607–1676), German hymn writer, 1668 till his death archdeacon of Lübben
- Christoph Ernst von Houwald (1778–1845), German dramatist and author
- Daniel Ziebig (* 1983), German footballer, lives in Lübben
[edit] References
- ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lübben |
- Lübben (Spreewald) - official website
- old postcards of Lübben
