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West Lusatia
The term West Lusatia (; ) was coined in the 1950s for the old counties of Hoyerswerda, Kamenz and Bischofswerda (today in the north and west of the county of Bautzen) – mainly in order to make the Museum of West Lusatia into a centrepoint. Culturally and historically, West Lusatia corresponds to western Upper Lusatia, including part of the Brandenburg county of Oberspreewald-Lausitz (east of Tettau and Ruhland), between the rivers Pulsnitz and Black Elster. The north of West Lusatia is characterized by the gently undulating to almost level heather-covered moors of the natural region of Königsbrück-Ruhland Heaths, interspersed with ponds and small rivers that drain the once marshy terrain - to the west and south, especially via the Pulsnitz and its tributaries, the Haselbach and Otterbach, and in the north via the Black Elster. Located in the northeast Heath, the Königsbrück Training Area was heavily used in the 20th century. Since then, it has become an extensive co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamenz City Centre Aerial View North
Kamenz () or Kamjenc (Sorbian languages, Sorbian, ) is a town (''Große Kreisstadt'') in the district of Bautzen (district), Bautzen in Saxony, Germany. Until 2008 it was the administrative seat of Kamenz (district), Kamenz District. The town is known as the birthplace of the philosopher and poet Gotthold Ephraim Lessing and Bruno Hauptmann, convicted kidnapper of the Lindbergh baby. It lies north-east of the major city of Dresden. Geography This small town is located in the west of the Upper Lusatia historic region (West Lusatia), about northeast of Dresden and about northwest of Bautzen. Situated on the Black Elster river, between the West Lusatian Hill Country and Uplands, West Lusatian Hills and the Lusatian Highlands rising in the south, the town was built on greywacke and granite rocks which were mined here for centuries. Kamenz railway station is the terminus of Lübbenau–Kamenz railway, Lübbenau–Kamenz and Kamenz–Pirna railway lines. It is served by ''Regionalbahn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
