Lusatia

Lusatia (German Lausitz, Upper Sorbian ?u?ica, Lower Sorbian ?u?yca, Polish ?u?yce, Czech Lu?ice, sometimes called Sorbia, is a historical region between Bóbr-Kwisa rivers and Elbe river in northeastern Germany (states of Saxony and Brandenburg), south-western Poland (voivodship of Lower Silesia and northern Czech Republic. It is divided into the Lower Lusatia: northern part with the main city Cottbus, and the Upper Lusatia with the main city of Bautzen.

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German - Upper Sorbian - Lower Sorbian - Polish - Czech - Bóbr - Kwisa - Elbe river - Saxony - Brandenburg - Poland - Lower Silesia - Czech Republic - Cottbus - Bautzen

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Lusatia comprises a region in the southern parts of Brandenburg, eastern parts of Saxony, Germany and south-western Poland. The name derives from a Sorbian word meaning "swamps/water-hole". There are also the Lusatian Mountains in the north Czech Republic.

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Brandenburg - Saxony - Germany - Poland

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