Lüchow

For the town in Schleswig-Holstein, see Lüchow, Schleswig-Holstein. For the Chinese city sometimes romanized as 'Luchow', see Luzhou. For the former restaurant in New York City, see Lüchow's.

Lüchow (German pronunciation: [ˈlyːçoː] ^ⓘ; Polabian: Ljauchüw)^[a] is a city in northeastern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Lüchow, and is the capital of the district Lüchow-Dannenberg. Situated in the historical region of Wendland, approximately 13 km north of Salzwedel, Lüchow is located on the German Framework Road.

Lüchow
Town
The marketplace with the old City Hall
Coat of arms
Location of Lüchow within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Lüchow Show map of Germany Lüchow Show map of Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°58′N 11°09′E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.	Lüchow
Subdivisions	7 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Torsten Petersen
Area
• Total	89.46 km2 (34.54 sq mi)
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,241
• Density	100/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

In Lüchow one can find the Stones Fan Museum. The museum is designated to the Rolling Stones and was founded in 2011.^[2]

Geography

The river Jeetzel, a tributary of the Elbe, flows through the city.^[3] 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[4]

Twin towns - sister cities

Lüchow is twinned with:

• Céret, France (1983)
• Oborniki, Poland (2007)
• Steglitz-Zehlendorf (Berlin), Germany (2019)

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

External links

• Official Webpage
• Facebook Page

Notes

1. Spelled Lgauchi or Lieuschü in older German reference material.