West Lusatia

The term Westlausitz was for the then circles Hoyerswerda, Kamenz and Bischofswerda (now the north and west of the district of Bautzen ) coined in the 1950s - essentially to make the Museum of Western Lusatia to a center. Cultural history corresponds to the Westlausitz the Western Lusatia, including part of the Brandenburg state Oberspreewald -Lausitz (east of Tettau and Ruhland ), between the rivers Pulsnitz and Schwarze Elster.

The northern part of the Western Lusatia characterizes the gently undulating to almost flat moorland of the natural region Koenigsbrueck - Ruhlander Gentiles, interrupted by ponds and small rivers that drain the once marshy terrain - the west and south, especially on the Pulsnitz and its tributaries Haselbach and Otterbach, as well as in north to the Black Elster. Situated in the north-east Konigsbriicker Heath was used extensively as a military training area in the 20th century. Since it is a vast nature reserve, which, among other things because of still existing remains of ammunition, may be visited outside the ways enabled only with a guide.

In the south is hilly to mountainous Westlausitz with wooded knolls. The highest mountains, such as the highly visible Keulenberg are over 400 meters high and have a highland region. Almost the entire Western Lusatia is a designated conservation area or nature reserve.

For the southwest adjacent and extending up to the Dresdner Elbtalweitung natural space Westlausitzer hill and mountain country, the name " Westlausitz " was transferred to an area that is now largely in the district of Meißen and only a small part in the historic Upper Lusatia.

Important cities and towns in the Western Lusatia are Hoyerswerda, Kamenz, Koenigsbrueck, Ohorn, Pulsnitz, Schwepnitz, Bern village, Ruhland, Oßling, Haselbachtal, Elstra and Bischofswerda.

The Museum of Western Lusatia Kamenz provides extensive information on the geology, nature, history and society of this land.