Lauta

Lauta Łuty
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Coordinates: 51°26′53″N 14°5′59″E / 51.44806°N 14.09972°E / 51.44806; 14.09972Coordinates: 51°26′53″N 14°5′59″E / 51.44806°N 14.09972°E / 51.44806; 14.09972
Country	Germany
State	Saxony
District	Bautzen
Subdivisions	3
Government
• Mayor (2015–22)	Frank Lehmann[1]
Area
• Total	41.87 km2 (16.17 sq mi)
Elevation	123 m (404 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	8,211
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	02991
Dialling codes	035722
Vehicle registration	BZ, BIW, HY, KM
Website	www.lauta.de

Lauta (Sorbian: Łuty) is a town in the district of Bautzen, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated 10 km west of Hoyerswerda, and 10 km southeast of Senftenberg.

History[]

Within the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, Lauta was part of Landkreis Calau. Within the East German Bezirk Cottbus, it was part of Kreis Hoyerswerda. With German reunification in 1990, it became part of Saxony.

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  Watertower

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  Catholic church

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  Housing complex

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  Monument in Laubusch, district of Lauta

Personality[]

Personalities who worked in Lauta[]

• Albert Zimmermann, resistance fighter, executed on 27 November 1944

Personalities who lived temporarily in Lauta[]

• Peter Mädler, (1943-1963), death at the Berlin Wall (1963), 1958-1961 electrician apprentice in the power plant Lauta.
• Joachim Hansen, (1930-2007), actor

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