Löbau
Sign in to saveLöbau (; , ) is a city in the east of Saxony, Germany, in the traditional region of Upper Lusatia. It is situated between the slopes of the Löbauer Berg and the fertile hilly area of the Upper Lusatian Mountains. It is the gateway to this volcanic mountainous area and is situated halfway between the cities of Bautzen, Görlitz and Zittau.
Key facts
- German location.name
- Löbau
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_photo
- Löbau, Altmarkt.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Market Square with town hall
- German location.image_coa
- WAPPEN Loebau.svg
- German location.image_plan
- Löbau in GR.svg
- German location.state
- Sachsen
- German location.district
- Görlitz
- German location.Verwaltungsgemeinschaft
- Löbau
- German location.elevation
- 260
- German location.area
- 78.9
- German location.postal_code
- 02708
- German location.area_code
- 03585
- German location.licence
- GR, LÖB, NOL, NY, WSW, ZI
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 14626290
- German location.website
- loebau.de
- German location.mayor
- Albrecht Gubsch
- German location.leader_term
- 2021–28
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Löbau (; , ) is a city in the east of Saxony, Germany, in the traditional region of Upper Lusatia. It is situated between the slopes of the Löbauer Berg and the fertile hilly area of the Upper Lusatian Mountains. It is the gateway to this volcanic mountainous area and is situated halfway between the cities of Bautzen, Görlitz and Zittau.
==History== Löbau was first mentioned in 1221 as "Oppidum Lubaw". From 1319, the city was part of the Bohemian (Czech) Crown. In 1346 the city was a founding member of the Lusatian League, consisting of the six cities Bautzen, Görlitz, Kamenz, Lubań, Löbau and Zittau, which was disbanded in 1815. In 1469, along with the Lusatian League, the town recognized the rule of King Matthias Corvinus and passed to Hungary, and in 1490 it returned to the Czech Crown, then under the rule of Polish Prince Vladislaus II. From 1635, it was ruled by the Electors of Saxony, from 1697 also Kings of Poland, and from 1871 it was part of the German Empire. After Germany's defeat in World War II, the town was part of East Germany until 1990. The league was revived in 1991, though it no longer holds political power and mostly acts as a tourism promotion board.