Lusatia
Sign in to saveLusatia, otherwise known as Sorbia, is a region in Central Europe, territorially split between Germany and Poland. Lusatia stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the east to the Pulsnitz and Black Elster rivers in the west, and is located within the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg and the Polish voivodeships of Lower Silesia and Lubusz. Major rivers of Lusatia are the Spree and the Lusatian Neisse, which defines the border between Germany and Poland. The Lusatian Mountains of the Western Sudetes separate Lusatia from Bohemia (Czech Republic) in the south. Lusatia is traditionally
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Lusatia, also known as Sorbia, is a region in Central Europe split between Germany and Poland, bounded by various rivers and mountain ranges. The region is significant as a historically distinct area with its own cultural identity, located within the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg and the Polish voivodeships of Lower Silesia and Lubusz.
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- Upper Lusatia
- Lower Lusatia
- Lusatian capitals
- Lusatian Lake District
- Muskau Morainic Arch
- Upper Lusatian Heath and Pond Landscape
- History
- Early history
- Bohemian rule
- Saxon rule
- Prussian rule
- World War II
- Since 1945
- Demographics
- Sorbs
- Demographics in 1900
- Largest cities
- Culture
- Sights
- UNESCO world heritage sites
- Gallery
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Lusatia, otherwise known as Sorbia, is a region in Central Europe, territorially split between Germany and Poland. Lusatia stretches from the Bóbr and Kwisa rivers in the east to the Pulsnitz and Black Elster rivers in the west, and is located within the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg and the Polish voivodeships of Lower Silesia and Lubusz. Major rivers of Lusatia are the Spree and the Lusatian Neisse, which defines the border between Germany and Poland. The Lusatian Mountains of the Western Sudetes separate Lusatia from Bohemia (Czech Republic) in the south. Lusatia is traditionally divided into Upper Lusatia, the hilly southern part, and Lower Lusatia, the flat northern part.
The areas east and west along the Spree in the German part of Lusatia are home to the Slavic Sorbs, one of Germany's four officially recognized indigenous ethnic minorities. The Upper Sorbs inhabit Saxon Upper Lusatia, and the Lower Sorbs Brandenburgian Lower Lusatia. Upper and Lower Sorbian are spoken in the German parts of Upper and Lower Lusatia respectively, and the signage there is mostly bilingual.