Lebus - Lebus

The voivodeship Lebus (Polish Województwo lubuskie) is in the west Poland and borders Germany in the west and the voivodeship in the north West Pomerania, in the east to the voivodeship Greater Poland, in the south to the voivodeship Lower Silesia. Lebus is a plain through numerous swamps on the Or and Warta as well as a landscape rich in lakes. With around 50% forest area, it is the voivodeship with the greatest forest density in Poland. One of the largest Polish wine-growing areas in and around is located in the south of Lebus Zielona Góra. Biggest city is Gorzów Wielkopolski in the north of the voivodeship. Both cities also play the role of the capitals of the voivodeship, with the parliament in one and the government in the other. Apart from the two capitals, there are no other large cities in the sparsely populated voivodeship.

In this region you will find numerous brick Gothic churches, defense towers and castles and beautiful lake districts. There are good opportunities for water sports (kayaking, swimming, sailing, diving) at the numerous lakes. The kayak route along the Drage is very varied and leads through the National Park Drage. in the Warthe Estuary National Park In addition to hikers and water sports enthusiasts, ornithologists also get their money's worth. Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra offer an interesting cultural program. Many visitors from the Berlin area also come to the border towns of the voivodeship for cheap shopping, refueling and going out Or and Lusatian Neisse.

Regions

The name comes from the city of Lebus, which is now in Germany. The region is made up of areas that have historically been partly to the Lower Lusatia in the southwest, Lower Silesia in the south East, Greater Poland in the east, the Neumark belonged in the north and especially the land of Lebus in the middle.

• The voivodeship forms part of the north Pomeranian Lake District with its dense virgin forests, crystal clear lakes and branched kayak rivers:
  • A small part of the West Pomeranian Lake District is located in the north on the border with West Pomerania (Soldiner Lake District).
  • At the South Pomeranian Lake District the voivodeship has only a small share of the extreme northeast Woldenberg Lake District.
• To the south of the Woldenberger Seenplatte the Bentschen chain of lakes, the western part of the Poznan Lake Districtwho in turn go to Greater Poland Lake District belongs. The crystal clear one is particularly beautiful here Liebucher See.
• In the middle of the voivodeship is the Lubusz Lake District, the most beautiful part of which is the Lagow Lake District is in the central part.
• In the southeast is the Schlawaer Lake District, the western branch of the Lissa Lake District. Here is the one Schlawasee especially popular with water sports enthusiasts.
• The densely wooded voivodeship has a share in three large primeval forests.
  • The Netzer Heide is located in the northeast of the voivodeship on both sides of the Networks on the border to Greater Poland.
  • The Lubusz Heath (also Reppen Heath) is located in the middle of the voivodeship between the Or, the Warta and the Obra.
  • The Lower Silesian Heath is located in the southwest of the voivodeship on the border with Lower Silesia and is the largest contiguous forest area in Poland.
• The large marshland at the confluence of the Or, Warta and des Posthumous flow is called Warthe Estuary National Park protected.

places

Woldenberg Lake District

• 52.88333333333315.5166666666671 Strzelce Krajeńskie
• 52.96666666666715.752 Dobiegniew
• 52.83333333333315.8333333333333 Drezdenko

Warta valley

• 52.58833333333314.6666666666674 Kostrzyn nad Odrą
• 52.67777777777814.8913888888895 Witnica
• 52.73333333333315.256 Gorzów Wielkopolski
• 52.7333333315.416666677 Santok
• 52.615.58 Skwierzyna

Lubusz Lake District

• 52.3514.5666666666679 Slubice
• 52.3514.83333333333310 Rzepin
• 52.45527777777814.87694444444411 Ośno Lubuskie
• 52.4515.11666666666712 Sulęcin
• 52.51638888888915.24972222222213 Lubniewice
• 52.31277777777815.07777777777814 Torzym

Lagow Lake District

• 52.33430555555615.29269444444415 Łagów
• 52.2515.53333333333316 Świebodzin
• 52.3333333315.5333333317 Gościkowo
• 52.4446115.5780118 Międzyrzecz
• 52.36666666666715.88333333333319 Trzciel
• 52.2431515.8165420 Zbąszynek
• 52.16490277777815.82908333333321 Babimost

Oder valley

• 52.214.822 Cybinka
• 52.05416666666715.123 Krosno Odrzańskie
• 52.01555555555615.40524 Czerwieńsk
• 52.08333333333315.61666666666725 Sulechów
• 51.93972222222215.50526 Zielona Góra
• 51.7985615.235227 Nowogród Bobrzański
• 51.8515.7166666728 Otyń
• 51.815.71666666666729 Nowa Sól
• 51.7515.630 Kożuchów
• 51.73333333333315.81666666666731 Bytom Odrzański
• 51.69166666666715.73333333333332 Nowe Miasteczko
• 51.71666666666716.2533 Szlichtyngowa

Lower Lusatia

• 51.78706414.77523834 Brody (German: Gates) is a small place in the voivodeship Lebus in Poland and lies in the border area of ​​the historical regions Lausitz and Lower Silesia about 5 kilometers east of the German border town Forst (Lausitz). Brody is known for the ruins of the baroque Brühlpalast, which has been restored since 2013.
• 51.9514.73333333333335 Gubin
• 51.75138888888915.017536 Jasień
• 51.78766414.97238337 Lubsko (German: Summer field) is a small town in the voivodeship Lebus at the Lubst in Poland. The place lies in the border area of ​​the historical regions Lausitz and Lower Silesia and is particularly known for its historic old town.
• 51.53333333333314.73333333333338 Łęknica
• 51.63333333333315.13333333333339 Żary (German: Sorau) is a city in the voivodeship Lebus between the Bober and the Lusatian Neisse in Poland. The place lies in the border area of ​​the regions Lausitz and Lower Silesia and is particularly known for its historic old town with the Biberstein Castle and the Promitz Castle.
• 51.61666666666715.31666666666740 Żagań

Lower Silesian Heath

• 51.50194444444415.20583333333341 Iłowa(German: Half building) is a small town on the Tschirn and is particularly known for its castle with the attached castle park.
• 51.43888888888915.09555555555642 Gozdnica
• 51.564271115.535887143 Szprotawa
• 51.55722222222215.44944444444444 Małomice

Schlawaer Lake District

• 52.06666666666715.86666666666745 Kargowa
• 51.88333333333316.08333333333346 Sława
• 51.816.347 Wschowa

Other goals

Kayak and houseboat trails

• Bartsch
• Bober
• Drage
• Hurry
• Lazy Obra
• Lubst
• Networks
• Obra
• Or
• Pleiske
• Postum flow
• Raule Obra
• sprat
• Tschirne
• Warta

Lakes

• 53.08388915.9736111 Bahrenort lake
• 52.236415.38942 Great Nischlitzsee
• 52.952815.68313 Hermsdorfer See
• 52.324415.28784 Lagower See
• 52.528615.68035 Liebucher See
• 51.886416.026 Schlawasee
• 52.347215.29067 Chech lake

Other goals

• The 52.37215.5064A. Fortress front Oder-Warthe-BogenType is group designation(East wall) consists of strong fortifications of the German Empire and stretches in north-south direction from the Oder to the Warta. Even though many of the bunkers were blown up after the war, several parts can be visited, especially north of Świebodzin.

• The 52.605714.7989B. Warthe Estuary National ParkType is group designation lies in the German-Polish border area. Canals and countless streams run through the area, where numerous bird species live

• At the inner-Polish border triangle West Pomerania and Greater Poland lies the 53.062415.9343C. National Park DrageType is group designation.

background

After the migrations, Lebus lay in the border area of ​​the Wends, Polanen and the Great Moravian Empire. Lebus came to Poland in the 10th century and belonged to Greater Poland and Silesia during the period of fragmentation. In the 13th century it was acquired as Neumark von Brandenburg. Viticulture goes back to this time and flourished in the Middle Ages.

language

Polish is the official and general lingua franca.

Most Poles speak good or very good English. Some also have a second foreign language such as German, Russian, Spanish, French or Itslienisch, which are spoken and understood mainly in the large and touristic cities.

getting there

There is only that in the voivodeship 52.13861111111115.7986111111111 Zielona Góra-Babimost Airport(IATA: IEG)who only from Warsaw is flown from.

The nearest major airports are 52.42111111111116.826388888889Poznan Lawica Airport(IATA: POZ) (135 km from Gorzów, 150 km from Zielona Góra), 53.58472222222214.902222222222Szczecin-Goleniów Airport(IATA: SZZ) (130 km from Gorzów), 52.36224666666713.500671666667Berlin Brandenburg Airport(IATA: BER) (155 km from Gorzów) and 51.10277777777816.885833333333Wroclaw Nicolaus Copernicus Airport(IATA: WRO) (150 km from Zielona Góra).

We recommend arriving by car, bus or train. The road conditions and the rail network are good.

The Eurocity Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) –Posen – Warsaw (every two hours) stops in Rzepin, Świebodzin and Zbąszynek. There you can change trains to other parts of the voivodeship. Every hour there is a regional train from Berlin-Ostkreuz and -Lichtenberg via Strausberg to the border town of Kostrzyn. The fastest connection from Berlin to Gorzów takes around two hours, to Zielona Góra around 2:40 hours. From Frankfurt (Oder) regional trains run several times a day via Rzepin to Zielona Góra (total travel time around 1½ hours). The Trilex runs several times a day from Görlitz Żary to Zielona Góra (a total of 2½ hours). The “Kulturzug” Berlin-Lichtenberg-Breslau runs only on weekends, the one in Żary and Żagań holds.

The German autobahn A12 (Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder)) continues east of the border as a Polish autobahn Autostrada A2 (at the same time European route E30), which among other things. passes Świebodzin. There it crosses with the expressway S3, which is similar to a motorway and connects to Zielona Góra and Gorzów. In addition, the German federal highway B1 (Berlin – Müncheberg – Küstrin) continues in Poland as the DK 22 highway, which leads directly to Gorzów. From Guben / Gubin you can drive to Zielona Góra on DK 32.

mobility

The road network is one of the densest in Poland. This also applies to train connections. For example, trains run almost every hour (both faster IC and TLK and regional trains with more stops) on the Zielona Góra – Nowa Sól – Głogów – Wroclaw route, almost every two hours on the Zielona Góra – Rzepin – Kostrzyn – Stettin route and regional trains several times a day the Gorzów Wlkp. – Międzyrzecz – Zbąszynek – Zielona Góra route (travel time about 2 hours)

Tourist Attractions

• The medieval one is especially worth seeing Zielona Góra. With the renovated old town, it is the tourist center of the south of the region.
• Gorzów Wielkopolski is the administrative center and has an old town that was restored after the Second World War.
• The Christ the King statue at Świebodzin At 36 meters, it is the tallest figure of Christ in the world, six meters higher than the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro. It was completed in 2010.
• The fortress Kostrzyn nad Odrą has remains of the fortress, which was built in the 16th century and was almost completely destroyed in the Second World War. The old town is now an uninhabited desert of ruins and is therefore often referred to as Polish Pompei.
• Tamsel Castle in Dąbroszyn is located about five km northeast of Kostrzyn nad Odrą.
• The rococo castle in Pförten Brody is about 25 km south of Gubin.
• The Carolath castle ruins in Siedlisko are nine km southeast of Nowa Sól.
• The Cistercian monastery in Paradise Gościkowo is 12 km north of Świebodzin.
• The Fürst-Pückler-Park, the Bad Muskau and Łęknica share is UNESCO World Heritage.
• Krosno Odrzańskie has long been an important fortress and a significant one Or transition.
• In Lower Silesia Żary there are interesting castle and palace ruins.
• In also Lower Silesian Żagań is the baroque castle of Wallenstein.
• The Wielkopolska Wschowa was an important center of Protestants in Poland-Lithuania during the Reformation. The Silesian poet Martin Opitz found shelter here during the Thirty Years' War.
• The medieval city, now a village, Łagów is a popular destination between two lakes in an attractive valley with a well-preserved Johanniter castle.

activities

The region is ideal for hiking, cycling, horse riding and water sports.

kitchen

The region was around for a long time Zielona Góra as the center of viticulture in Poland. Even if there are now more vineyards elsewhere, a lot of wine is still grown here. For Polish cuisine, see the relevant section in the article Poland.

nightlife

Zielona Góra has many wine bars and the largest Polish wine festival in autumn.

security

It is actually quite safe, but in large crowds, e.g. in large markets or train stations - as everywhere in the world - the necessary care should not be neglected.

climate

The climate is a transitional climate from temperate to continental. The summers are generally warm to hot with mean temperatures between 16 ° C and 21 ° C and the winters are cold, with mean temperatures around -5 ° C. Precipitation falls mainly in spring and autumn, although the amount of precipitation is lower than in western Poland.

literature

See article too Poland.

Web links

• http://www.lubuskie.pl (pl) - Official website of the Lubusz Voivodeship