Luckenwalde

Luckenwalde is the capital of the Teltow-Fläming district in the German nation of Brandenburg. It is situated on the Nuthe river north of the Fläming Heath, on the japanese rim of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park, about 50 km south of Berlin. The city area consists of the villages of Frankenfelde and Kolzenburg. The former Slavic agreement of Lugkin become conquered by Margrave Conrad Wettin of Meissen within the path of the 1147 Wendish Crusade. Lukenwalde Castle became first noted in a 1216 deed as a burgward of the Bishopric of Brandenburg, it was obtained by Zinna Abbey in 1285.

Together with Zinna it remained beneath the rule of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg and its successor, the Prussian Duchy of Magdeburg until it turned into connected to the Margraviate of Brandenburg in 1773. Originating inside the 17th century, Luckenwalde's material and wool factories did now not spring up till the reign of King Frederick II of Prussia and soon have been some of the maximum good sized in Germany. Other traditional industries had been cotton printing and a dye works, brewing, and the making of metal and bronze goods. In 1808 Luckenwalde formally received city privileges.