Lubusz Land

Lubusz Land (Polish: Ziemia lubuska; German: Land Lebus) is a historical region and cultural landscape in Poland and Germany on both sides of the Oder river.

Lubusz Land
Ziemia lubuska, Land Lebus
Lubusz Land on the map of Poland
Country Poland
 Germany
Historical capitalLebus
Largest cityFrankfurt (Oder)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Highways

Originally the settlement area of the Lechites, the swampy area was located east of Brandenburg and west of Greater Poland, south of Pomerania and north of Silesia and Lower Lusatia. Presently its eastern part lies within the Polish Lubusz Voivodeship, the western part with its historical capital Lebus (Lubusz) in the German state of Brandenburg.

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