Lucka
# Lucka

Lucka is a town in the Thuringian landkreis of Altenburger Land.

## History

The settlement of the area around Lucka occurred in the early Stone Age (5000-2500 b.c.). Lucka was first mentioned in writing in 1320 as "opidum Luckowe". The area was also the site of a battle in 1307 between the Habsburgs and the Wettins. Within the German Empire (1871–1918), Lucka was part of the Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Leipzig of East Germany.

## International relations

Lucka is twinned with:

* Unterschleißheim, Bavaria
* Weselberg, Rhineland-Palatinate

## Town Division

Lucka is divided into three parts: the town itself, Breitenhain and Prößdorf.

## Personalities

* Friedrich August Belcke – trombonist
* Otto Engert — a Communist politician (b. in Prößdorf)
* Erika Zuchold - World Champion and Olympic Medalist in Gymnastics
