Lusatia (/ luːˈseɪʃiə, - ʃə /; German: Lausitz [ˈlaʊzɪts] ⓘ; Polish: Łużyce [wuˈʐɨt͡sɛ] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Łužica [ˈwuʒitsa]; Lower Sorbian: Łužyca [ˈwuʒɨtsa]; Czech: Lužice [ˈluʒɪt͡sɛ]) is a historical region in Central Europe, territorially split between Germany and modern-day Poland.

The flag of the Lusatian Sorbs is a cloth of blue, red and white horizontal stripes. First used as a national symbol in 1842, the flag was fully recognized among Sorbs following the proclamation of pan-Slavic colors at the Prague Slavic Congress of 1848.

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.

Dec 9, 2013 · The Sorbs people have officially flown a horizontal blue-red-white striped flag (proportion 3:5) since 23th March 1848. However, the flag was first hoisted in the Village of Lohsa (near to Hoyerswerda, Oberlausitz District) in 1842. It was forbidden by the National Socialist regime, but on 17 May 1945, the flag was again hoisted officially.

The flag of Lusatian Sorbs undoubtedly originates from the beginning of the Lusatian Sorbian national revival period in the 840 ́s. H. Zejler in his poem attributed to the colors of the flag the following significance: blue for sky, red for sunrise and love, white for innocence.

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).

The flag of the Sorbs, representing the pan-Slavic colours, is made up of three horizontal bands of blue, red and white. It was used for the first time in 1948. Today, it appears as the flag of the Sorbian community in the laws relating to their protection in Brandeburg and in Saxony.

Nonetheless, the Sorbian flag and national anthem are now officially recognized and the rights of Sorbs are enshrined in the state constitutions of Brandenburg and Saxony. You can get a sense of this East German minority’s at times difficult history at the Sorbian Museum in Bautzen.

Article 40 of the constitution of German Democratic Republic adopted on 7 October 1949 expressly provided for the protection of the language and culture of the Sorbs. The flag of the Lusatian Sorbs is a cloth of blue, red and white horizontal stripes. First used as a national symbol in 1842. In 1848, the flag was recognized among Sorbs.

Apr 11, 2017 · In this ATL, the Lusatians asked Charlemagne to "create" a state for them, just as the Russians asked Ryurik. What formed was a Frankish puppet state – the Principality of Lusatia, ruled by ethnic Germans. During and after Charlemagne's rule, Lusatia was christianised, despite opposition from inhabitants.