Lucka
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Lucka ( ) is a town in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land.
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 ==References== The information in this article is based on and/or translated from that found in its German equivalent.
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