Lusatia is the Latinized form which spread in the English and Romance languages area. Lusatia comprises two both scenically and historically different parts: a hilly southern "upper" section and a "lower" region, which belongs to the North European Plain.

The Lusatian culture existed in the later Bronze Age and early Iron Age (1300–500 BC) in most of what is now Poland and parts of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, eastern Germany and western Ukraine. It covers the Periods Montelius III (early Lusatian culture) to V of the Northern European chronological scheme. [ 1 ]

Upper Lusatia (German: Oberlausitz, pronounced [ˈoːbɐˌlaʊzɪts] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Hornja Łužica, pronounced [ˈhɔʁnʲa ˈwuʒitsa] ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Górna Łužyca; Polish: Łużyce Górne[1] or Milsko; Czech: Horní Lužice) is a historical region in Germany and Poland.

Aug 21, 2019 · The Lusatian culture expansion with agriculture into the South-East Baltic represents the most likely vector of expansion of Proto-Baltic.

Jan 27, 2024 · In the Bronze Age, the central European Lusatian (Lausitz) culture expanded around 1200 BC and persisted in the first centuries of the Early Iron Age. The Lusatian economy varied depending on the area. The people were occupied with cultivation and animal husbandry (cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, horses, dogs).

Lusatia is a region that can be divided into two parts geologically, but also politically and culturally. The name "Lusatia", which was used in the past, designates two different adjoining countries: Upper Lusatia and Lower Lusatia.

Feb 27, 2025 · Lusatia, central European territory of the Sorbs (Lusatians, or Wends), called Sorben (or Wenden) by the Germans. Historic Lusatia was centred on the Neisse and upper Spree rivers, in what is now eastern Germany, between the present-day cities of Cottbus (north) and Dresden (south).

In broad terms, the Lusatian (sometimes shown as Lausatian) was an eastwards extension of the Urnfield culture, part of the Central European great cultural realm which was proposed by Marija Gimbutas, and it shared roughly the same time span of existence.

Lusatian Culture. This culture existed from 1300 BC to 500 BC in most of what is now Poland and parts of the Czech Republic (mainly Moravia), Slovakia, Eastern Germany (Lusatia) and Western Ukraine. This culture had close contacts with the Nordic Bronze Age, Hallstatt and …

May 16, 2024 · The Lusatian culture, thriving from the Bronze Age into the Early Iron Age, was not just about fortified settlements; it was a hub of bustling trade networks and economic interactions. From present-day Poland to the eastern fringes of Germany, this ancient society was a tapestry woven with cultural and commercial threads.