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==