Lusatian history

When the time of the Varus Battle is thought, Arminius is often the focus of attention. But in this epoch there was another important opponent of the Roman Empire, who often received too little attention in the reports... [...]

The history of the Sorbs in Lusatia is rich in culture, language and tradition, but the actual size of this people in earlier centuries can only be guessed at by estimates. Written records exist, but they... [...]

Die Lausitzregion, geprägt von ihrer beeindruckenden Landschaft und vielfältigen Kultur, war stets ein Ort des Wandels und der Begegnung. Von den slawischen Siedlungen bis hin zu den heutigen modernen Städten spiegelt sich in den Jahrhunderten… [...]

The Lusatia is a landscape in which the past does not fade, but remains visible in many places. Those who walk through villages, towns and forests will encounter monuments reminiscent of the great wars that shook Europe. [...]

The medieval colonization of Lusatia is perceived by many Lusatian Sorbs as a profound break with their own historical development, because it did not take place as a natural cultural exchange, but as a targeted expansion of foreign power structures that... [...]

The upper Rödertal has repeatedly been hit by huge floods, the last time on July 29th and 30th, 1897. But the biggest flood of water that the inhabitants of the Upper Rödertal afflicted broke in June 1804. [...]

Since the late 13th century, the city was surrounded by a double wall ring. The area between these walls is called a kennel. There were more than the inner and outer wall rings of both the inner and outer wall rings. [...]

The Museum > > Open-Air Museum Stary Lud<< not only presents historical buildings and everyday objects, but also conveys the way of life and traditions of the Lusatian population over the centuries. Through changing exhibitions, events and workshops, the cultural... [...]

The Sorbs - a western Slavic minority with their own language and culture - have lived in Lusatia, a region in eastern Germany for many centuries. After the Second World War, they received the official... [...]

The deep-sea shipping not only opened up new trade routes for the Slavic peoples, but also promoted cultural exchange and political networking over long distances. Through access to distant seas, important raw materials could be imported and... [...]