The Lusatian League (German: Oberlausitzer Sechsstädtebund; Czech: Šestiměstí; Polish: Związek Sześciu Miast) was a historical alliance of six towns in the Bohemian (1346–1635), later Saxon (1635–1815) region of Upper Lusatia, that existed from 1346 until 1815. The member towns were Bautzen (Upper Sorbian: Budyšin), Görlitz (Zhorjelc), Kamenz (Kamjenc), Lauban (Lubań), Löbau (Lubij) and Zittau (Žitawa). Five of the towns are located in present-day Germany, while Lubań and Zgorzelec (split from Görlitz after World War II) are within Poland.
The LusatianLeague (German: Oberlausitzer Sechsstädtebund; Czech: Šestiměstí; Polish: Związek Sześciu Miast) was a historical alliance of six towns in...
largest Lusatian city is Cottbus (Chóśebuz), with nearly 100,000 inhabitants. Other notable towns are the former members of the LusatianLeague: the German/Polish...
, Czech: Lužičtí Srbové, Polish: Serbołużyczanie; also known as Lusatians, Lusatian Serbs and Wends) are an indigenous West Slavic ethnic group predominantly...
from the adjacent Lower Lusatian lands in the north, which originally were just called the March of Lusatia. The Upper Lusatian territory was previously...
and Ghibellines Old Swiss Confederacy LusatianLeague Décapole Hanseatic League Ariberto da Intimiano Lombard League, Encyclopædia Britannica, retrieved...
the hilly Upper Lusatian Gefilde (Hornjołužiske hona), a part of the northwesternmost foothills of the Sudetes, just north of the Lusatian Highlands. Bautzen...
countryside, before the people of Görlitz and Zittau, members of the LusatianLeague, banded together to capture them. Margareth of Bergau, the widow of...
of Bohemia in 1255. In 1346, it co-formed the LusatianLeague along with five most dominant Upper Lusatian cities, which were also under Bohemian rule,...
Saxony. It lasted from 1306 - 1481. 1346. The LusatianLeague (German: Oberlausitzer Sechsstädtebund) was a league of six towns in the Bohemian (1346–1635)...
Includes confederations of confederations. The Ancient Greeks formed many Leagues which often acted as confederations and alliances usually to combat a common...
1346, it was a wealthy member of the Six-City League of Upper Lusatia, consisting of the six Lusatian cities Bautzen, Görlitz, Kamenz, Lubań, Löbau and...
Lower Sorbian: Žytawa [ˈʒɨtawa]; Polish: Żytawa; Czech: Žitava; Upper Lusatian dialect: Sitte) is the southeasternmost city in the German state of Saxony...
town rights. In 1373, a town hall and defensive walls were built. The LusatianLeague opposed the creation of a new rival centre, and sent an expedition...
represented in the Landtag diet, where they met the strong opposition of the LusatianLeague. Together with whole Lusatia they came under the overlordship of the...
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