Lüchow

Lüchow
The marketplace with the old City Hall
The marketplace with the old City Hall
Coat of arms of Lüchow
Location of Lüchow within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Saxony-Anhalt Brandenburg Lüneburg (district) Uelzen (district) Neu Darchau Hitzacker Göhrde Göhrde (unincorporated area) Damnatz Karwitz Zernien Gusborn Langendorf Dannenberg (Elbe) Jameln Lüchow Wustrow Luckau (Wendland) Küsten Waddeweitz Clenze Bergen an der Dumme Schnega Lübbow Woltersdorf Lemgow Prezelle Trebel Gorleben Gartow Höhbeck Schnackenburg Gartow (unincorporated area)
Lüchow is located in Germany
Lüchow
Lüchow
Lüchow is located in Lower Saxony
Lüchow
Lüchow
Coordinates: 52°58′N 11°09′E
Country Germany
State Lower Saxony
District Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc. Lüchow (Wendland)
Subdivisions 7 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor Torsten Petersen
Area
 • Total 89.01 km2 (34.37 sq mi)
Elevation
18 m (59 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total 9,407
 • Density 110/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29439
Dialling codes 05841
Vehicle registration DAN
Website www.luechow.de

Lüchow (Wendland) (German pronunciation: [ˈlyːçoː]) is a city in northeastern Lower Saxony, in Germany. It is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lüchow (Wendland), and is the capital of the district Lüchow-Dannenberg. Situated approximately 13 km north of Salzwedel, Lüchow is located on the German Framework Road. In the Polabian language, Lüchow is called Ljauchüw (Lgauchi or Lieuschü in older German reference material).

In Lüchow one can find the Stones Fan Museum. The museum is designated to the Rolling Stones and was founded in 2011.

Geography

The river Jeetzel, a tributary of the Elbe, flows through the city. The surrounding landscape was created by glacial action, rising in the west, lower in the east.

A total of 89 km2 are within the limits of the city, which is divided into 24 boroughs:

  • Banneick
  • Beutow
  • Bösel
  • Gollau
  • Grabow
  • Jabel
  • Jeetzel
  • Kolborn
  • Krautze
  • Künsche
  • Loge
  • Lüchow
  • Lüsen
  • Müggenburg
  • Plate
  • Ranzau
  • Reddebeitz
  • Reetze
  • Rehbeck
  • Saaße
  • Satemin
  • Seerau in der Lucie
  • Tarmitz
  • Weitsche

Several of the boroughs are named for, and generally represent, previously independent settlements which Lüchow has incorporated.

Map of the surrounding Drawehn landscape.

The site was first mentioned in 1158, and received city rights in 1293. The only remnant of the fortifications built to defend in the late Middle Ages is a tower, which was adapted and used as a bell tower by St John's Church. A gate was erected in 1555 which divided the city centre from its western suburbs; this gate was demolished in 1793. Lüchow suffered from an outbreak of the Plague in 1537, and barely half a century later, in 1589, was largely destroyed by fire. Another fire in 1608 destroyed much of what had been rebuilt. The worst fire, in 1811, destroyed even the city hall and the Schloss.

Climate

Climate data for Lüchow (1991–2020 normals)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.8
(38.8)
4.9
(40.8)
9.1
(48.4)
14.6
(58.3)
19.1
(66.4)
22.0
(71.6)
24.5
(76.1)
24.2
(75.6)
19.6
(67.3)
13.9
(57.0)
7.9
(46.2)
4.6
(40.3)
13.9
(57.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.3
(34.3)
1.9
(35.4)
4.7
(40.5)
9.2
(48.6)
13.5
(56.3)
16.4
(61.5)
18.6
(65.5)
18.1
(64.6)
14.2
(57.6)
9.5
(49.1)
5.2
(41.4)
2.3
(36.1)
9.5
(49.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.2
(29.8)
−1.3
(29.7)
0.9
(33.6)
3.5
(38.3)
7.2
(45.0)
10.2
(50.4)
12.5
(54.5)
12.3
(54.1)
9.1
(48.4)
5.7
(42.3)
2.4
(36.3)
−0.2
(31.6)
5.1
(41.2)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 46.1
(1.81)
31.2
(1.23)
38.0
(1.50)
29.0
(1.14)
50.3
(1.98)
54.0
(2.13)
72.9
(2.87)
60.8
(2.39)
43.6
(1.72)
48.2
(1.90)
40.9
(1.61)
43.7
(1.72)
555.3
(21.86)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 16.8 14.6 14.5 12.2 13.0 13.3 15.0 14.4 12.8 15.0 16.6 17.1 175.9
Average relative humidity (%) 87.8 84.1 79.4 72.8 71.9 73.1 73.0 74.9 80.1 85.4 89.4 89.1 80.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 46.9 72.5 125.1 186.8 226.9 225.2 227.8 210.1 159.7 110.4 50.1 38.5 1,661.6
Source: World Meteorological Organization

Twin towns - sister cities

Lüchow is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of the city

Friedrich Syrup was born in Lüchow. Detlef Weigel grew up and attended high school in Lüchow.

The "Amtsturm", a remnant of the Schloss.