LAUCHSTADT
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LAUCHSTADT , a town of Germany in the province of Prussian Saxony, on the Laucha, 6 m. N.W. of Merseburg by the railway to Schafstadt. Pop. (1905) 2034. It contains an Evangelical church See Also: - CHURCH
- CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
- CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
- CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
- CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
- CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)
, a theatre, a hydropathic establishment and several educational institutions, among which is an agricultural school affiliated to the university of Halle . Its industries include malting, vinegar-making and brewing. Lauchstadt was a popular watering-place in the 18th century , the dukes of Saxe-Merseburg often making it their summer residence. From 1789 to 1811 the Weimar court theatrical company gave performances here of the plays of Schiller and Goethe, an attraction which greatly contributed to the well-being of the town.
See Maak, Das Goethetheater in Lauchstadt (Lauchstadt, 1905) ; and Nasemann, Bad Lauchstadt (Halle , 1885).
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