Luckenbach, Texas

Luckenbach (/ˈluːkɪnbɑːk/ LOO-kin-bahk) is an unincorporated town 13 miles (19 km) from Fredericksburg in southeastern Gillespie County, Texas, United States.

Its oldest building is a combination general store and saloon reputedly opened in 1849 (1886 is more likely, based on land improvement records of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission) by Minna Engel, whose father was an itinerant minister from Germany.

Citizens of the town claim a resident (Jacob Brodbeck) launched the first airplane years before the Wright Brothers.

3 — for sale" led actor Guich Koock, rancher-folklorist-humorist John Russell (Hondo) Crouch (1916–1976),[5] along with rancher Kathy Morgan, to buy Luckenbach for $30,000 in 1970.

One of its few main buildings houses the remnants of a post office, a working saloon, and a general store, while the other is the dance hall.

[12] The Guinness world record was broken for the most guitar players gathered at one time to play continuously for at least five minutes.

Gillespie County map