Lauchhammer () 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. History From 1815 to 1944, Lauchhammer was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony and from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1947 to 1952 it was part of Saxony-Anhalt and from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. Demography Transport Lauchhammer lies on the Węgliniec–Roßlau railway and offers connections to Leipzig and Cottbus. Notable people Sven Benken (born 1970), footballer Hans-Joachim Brauske (born 1943), boxer Danny Breitfelder (born 1997), footballer Thomas Gumpert (1952–2021), actor Klaus Haertter (born 1952), fencer Stefan Härtel (born 1988), boxer Jens Kunath (born 1967), footballer Annett Neumann (born 1970), track cyclist Magdalena Schmidt (born 1949), gymnast Sebastian Schuppan (born 1986), footballer Mario Veit (born 1973), boxer Annelore Zinke (born 1958), gymnast Martin Zurawsky (born 1990), footballer References Populated places in Oberspreewald-Lausitz