DEUTSCHLAND	GERMANY
Bundesland: Brandenburg
Landkreis: Dahme-Spreewald

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Luckau was first mentioned as a town in a document in 1297. Due to the wealth of the town it became one of the main cities in the region Niederlausitz. Until 1635 this area was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia but according to the Peace of Prague it became part of Saxony. During the Thirty Year's War it was one of the headquarters of the Swedish army and suffered extensive damages. The French army of Napoleon Bonaparte suffered a defeat here in 1813 which stopped its advance on Berlin. Napoleon himself stayed in Luckau on July 20/21 of the same year. Luckau and the Niederlausitz region became part of Prussia in 1815. At the beginning of the 20th century Luckau was a popular mud-bath spa.

The Hausmannsturm [right, no. 1795: left] was built in the 17th century. It was heightened several times later and today has a height of 47 m. The tower was used as a lookout post to guard against fire. The 'Hausmann' also had the duty to call the hours.

The Nikolaikirche [right, no. 1795: right] was built in Gothic style between the 13th and 15th century. The Baroque interior decorations were added in the 17th century. The Baroque organ was created by Christoph Donat of Leipzig in 1672/1673.