Lutz: A Town In Austria And Germany?

There is a town called Lütz in Germany, and it is a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of collective municipality in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate. However, there is no mention of a town called Lutz in Austria.

Lütz in Germany

Lütz is a municipality in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is a state-recognized climatic spa and belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem. Lütz lies in the northern Hunsrück in a side valley of the Moselle River, only a few kilometres from the river itself. The village is distinguished by a row of outstanding timber-frame houses.

Lütz was first mentioned in a documentary in 912 when King Karl III donated his landholdings at Lutiaco to St. Maximin's Abbey. The parish of Lütz was first mentioned in 1220 in the Archbishop's directory of holdings. In the 14th century, Lütz lay under the lordship of the Lords of Eltz. In 1815, Lütz was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the then-newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Lützen in Germany

Lützen is a municipality in Germany, belonging to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem, a collective municipality in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate. Lützen is recognised as a climatic spa, and is located in the northern Hunsrück in a side valley of the Moselle River, between the Moselle centres of Burgen and Treis-Karden. The municipality lies in the Lützbach valley, which has almost no road links, and is distinguished by a row of outstanding timber-frame houses.

The history of Lützen can be traced back to the Late Middle Ages, when the Abbey of Echternach was recorded as a landholder in the area. The first documentary mention of Lützen was on 1 January 912, when King Karl III donated his landholdings at Lutiaco to St. Maximin's Abbey. In the following centuries, Lützen was under the lordship of the Lords of Eltz and the Barons of Wiltberg, before being assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

Saint Maximin's Church, located in Lützen, was built in 1753, though a fire in 1749 destroyed part of the village, including the church (with the exception of the 12th-century Romanesque tower) and the town hall. The parish of Lützen was ecclesiastic, belonging to the rural chapter of Zell within the Archbishopric of Trier, though it did not lie within the territory. The church was first mentioned in 1220 in the Archbishop's directory of holdings.

Today, Lützen offers a range of cultural and sightseeing attractions, including listed buildings and sites such as Saint Maximin's Catholic Church, the Jewish graveyard, the town hall, and several timber-frame houses. The Hunsrück-Moselle Cycle Path runs through the village, and there are hiking trails alongside the brook through the dale. An educational path has also been built to provide information about the former slate mining in the Lützbach valley.

Lütz municipality

Lütz is a municipality in Germany, in the northern Hunsrück region. It is located in a side valley of the Moselle River, specifically the Lützbach valley, and is only a few kilometres from the river. The village is distinguished by its row of timber-frame houses.

Lütz was first mentioned in a documentary in 912 when King Karl III donated his landholdings at Lutiaco to St. Maximin's Abbey. The parish of Lütz, first mentioned in 1220, belonged to the rural chapter of Zell within the Archbishopric of Trier. In 1749, a fire destroyed part of the village, including Saint Maximin's Church, which had to be rebuilt, except for the 12th-century Romanesque tower that was preserved.

The council of Lütz is made up of eight council members and an honorary mayor, Simone Nick, as chairman. The municipality is recognised as a climatic spa, or Luftkurort.

Lützen battles

There is a town called Lütz in Germany. It is a municipality in the Cochem-Zell district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Now, onto the Lützen battles:

First Battle of Lützen (1632)

The first Battle of Lützen took place during the Thirty Years' War in 1632.

Second Battle of Lützen (1813)

The second Battle of Lützen took place during the Napoleonic Wars in 1813.

The first battle was between the Catholic Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II, and the Protestant forces of Sweden and Germany. The Swedes were led by King Gustavus Adolphus, and the Germans by Philip Christopher, Count of Hohenlohe-Kirchberg. The second battle was between Napoleon's forces and a combined Prussian and Russian army. Napoleon won a narrow victory, but with heavy losses on both sides.

Lütz parish

Lütz is a municipality in Germany, in the Rhineland-Palatinate state. It is an Ortsgemeinde, which means it is a municipality that belongs to a Verbandsgemeinde, a collective municipality. Lütz is part of the Cochem-Zell district and the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem. The municipality is recognised by the state as a climatic spa.

Lütz is located in the northern Hunsrück, in a valley of the Moselle river, between the Moselle centres of Burgen and Treis-Karden. It is only a few kilometres from the river and lies in the Lützbach valley, which has very few road links. The village is distinguished by a row of outstanding timber-frame houses.

The history of Lütz goes back to at least 912 CE, when it was first mentioned in a document recording King Karl III donating his landholdings at Lutiaco to St. Maximin's Abbey. In 1163, a document by Heinrich von Trier named an estate on the "rivulus Luzze". In 1323, the knight Heinrich von Eltz held estates in Luzze.

Ecclesiastically, the parish of Lütz was part of the rural chapter of Zell within the Archbishopric of Trier, although it did not lie within the territory of Electoral-Trier. The church was first mentioned in 1220 in the Archbishop's directory of holdings. The villages of Lahr, Lieg and Zilshausen were parochially united with Lütz.

In 1749, a fire destroyed part of the village, including Saint Maximin's Church (except for the 12th-century Romanesque tower) and the town hall. The church was rebuilt in 1753.

In the 14th century, Lütz lay under the lordship of the Lords of Eltz. It was an Imperial Knightly holding and belonged to the Barons of Wiltberg until the annexation of the lands on the Rhine's left bank in the French Revolutionary Wars in 1794. In 1815, Lütz was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. Since 1946, it has been part of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate.

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