Before the 20th century
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It was first mentioned in sources in the 17th century. It is mentioned in 1772 by Johann Guldenstedt.[5] In October 1874, a two-class school was opened in the village at the expense of the community.[6] A library was opened in 1893.[7] In 1898, the Sakalebi parish school was opened. By 1901, in addition to the two-class school, three parish schools were operating, in which 657 students studied.[8]
During the Guria Peasant Movement
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Main article: Republic of Guria.
In 1902, Lanchkhuti school teacher Grigol Uratadze was one of the initiators of the Guria Peasant Protests. In the spring of 1903, during the active plowing and sowing period, the peasants declared a boycott of the leasing and cultivation of landlords’ lands.[9] During the revolution, the Guria Committee created the Lanchkhuti District, whose representative was Grigol Uratadze. On April 20, 1904, the police killed two members of the peasant movement in an ambush. This was followed by a large protest rally and the arrest of 14 participants of the rally. Later, Bokauli Mikiashvili of Lanchkhuti was killed in the Kutaisi prison. In March 1905, a meeting of the peasants was held with the aim of negotiations with Sultan Krim-Girey. On August 25, an armed demonstration was held in Lanchkhuti. On September 9, the rebels in Lanchkhuti attacked the ambush.[10] On October 22, the rebels stormed the Lanchkhuti police station and seized weapons.[11]
1907–1917
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Since 1907, the Lanchkhuti school has become a three-class school. In 1912, the churches of St. George and the Baptist stood in Lanchkhuti. The Baptist Church was made of stone and had a stone fence, while the St. George Church was built of wood. A two-class village school operated. In 1916, a theater operated in Lanchkhuti. From the same year, the three-class Lanchkhuti school was transformed into a higher primary school.
After the Soviet occupation
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On May 26, 1922, a large rally was held in the center of the village to celebrate Georgia’s Independence Day. The rally was dispersed by the Soviet authorities.[12] Lanchkhuti became the district center in 1930. It was declared a city in 1961.
