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Lubusz Voivodeship (Polish: województwo lubuskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, of western Poland.
It borders on the West Pomeranian, Greater Poland, and Lower Silesian Voivodeships. File links The following pages link to this file: Lubusz Voivodship Categories: GFDL images ... A Voivodship (also voivodeship, Romanian: Voievodat, Polish: WojewÃ³dztwo, Serbian: Vojvodstvo or Vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod (voivode). ... Greater Poland Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship of western-central Poland. ... Lower Silesian Voivodeship. ...

It was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodeship's name recalls the historic Lubusz Land (Lebus or Lubus), a medieval Polish province. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Lubus Land, Lebus Land ( pol: Ziemia Lubuska ger: Land Lebus, czech: Lubušsko) on the Oder river. ... Lebus (-German, Polish: Lubusz) is a town in the southeast of the MÃ¤rkisch-Oderland District in Brandenburg, Germany. ...

The two capitals of this administrative region are Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra.
Area : 13,985 km²
Population : 1,019,000. GorzÃ³w Wielkopolski (abbrev. ... Town hall Zielona GÃ³ra (pronounced: [Ê‘elÉ”na,gura], German GrÃ¼nberg) is a city in western Poland with 118,730 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lubusz Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Zielona GÃ³ra Voivodship (1975-1998). ...

This is a flat, swampy region with numerous lakes and woodlands. Grapes are cultivated in the south, around Zielona Góra. Town hall Zielona GÃ³ra (pronounced: [Ê‘elÉ”na,gura], German GrÃ¼nberg) is a city in western Poland with 118,730 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lubusz Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Zielona GÃ³ra Voivodship (1975-1998). ...

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By conquest the first leaders of the Polans, Mieszko I and especially Boleslaw I added a number of surrounding territories to the newly estasblished core Polish state and Lebus Land or Lubusz in Lusatia came for a short time under Polish rule. However in 1031 under emperor Conrad Lusatia went back to the empire. Part of the historic province was located on the western bank of the Oder River, where the main settlement, the German town of Lebus, was located. Polish western expansion was opposed and eventually halted by countermeasures undertaken by Emperor Otto II, Henry II, Conrad and later rulers. Reign ca. ... Reign From 992 until 1025 Coronation On April 18, 1025 in Gniezno Cathedral, Poland Royal House Piast Coat of Arms Orzeł Piastowski Parents Mieszko I Dubrawka Consorts Rikdaga Judith Enmilda Oda Children with Judith Bezprym with Enmilda Regelina Mieszko II Lambert Otton with Oda Matylda Date of Birth 966/967... Lusatia (German Lausitz, Upper Sorbian ÅuÅ¾ica, Lower Sorbian ÅuÅ¾yca, Polish ÅuÅ¼yce, Czech LuÅ¾ice) is a historical region between the BÃ³br and Kwisa rivers and the Elbe river in the eastern German states of Saxony and Brandenburg, south-western Poland (voivodship of Lower Silesia and the... The Oder River (Czech/Polish: Odra, German: Oder, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe. ... Lebus (-German, Polish: Lubusz) is a town in the southeast of the MÃ¤rkisch-Oderland District in Brandenburg, Germany. ... Otto II (955 - December 7, 983, Rome), was the third German ruler of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ... Saint Henry II of Germany (972 â€“ 13 July 1024), was the fifth and last Holy Roman Emperor of the Saxon or Ottonian dynasty. ...

In 1226 Lebus Land came under direct jurisdiction of the empire and around 1250, it was acquired by the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg. It is thus sometimes referred to by Poles as 'the first Polish province to fall to German expansionism (See Drang nach Osten)'. Events December 13 - Death of Frederick II, Holy Roman Emperor Louis IX of France is captured by Muslims and has to ransom himself Mabinogion appears Albertus Magnus isolates the element arsenic Vincent of Beauvais writes proto-encyclopedic The Greater Mirror City of Stockholm founded Alphonso III of Portugal takes Algarve... The Ascanian dynasty of the rulers of Brandenburg began with Albert the Bear who inherited the territory from its last Wendish ruler, Pribislav, in 1150. ... Margrave is the English and French form (recorded since 1551) of the German title Markgraf (from Mark march and Graf count) and certain equivalent nobiliary (princely) titles in other languages. ... Brandenburg (Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of Germanys sixteen BundeslÃ¤nder (federal states) and lies in the east of the country. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In 1945 conquest of eastern Germany by the Soviet Union was followed by the redrawing of Poland's borders after the Second World War, the region was transferred to Poland, who like to refer to it as 'Regained or Recovered Territories'. 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... Polands old and new borders, 1945 - Recovered Territories marked in yellow, Lost Territories marked in blue. ...

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Category: Lubusz Voivodeship A powiat (pronounced povyat; plural, powiaty) is the Polish third-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-3) in some countries. ... GorzÃ³w Wielkopolski (abbrev. ... Town hall Zielona GÃ³ra (pronounced: [Ê‘elÉ”na,gura], German GrÃ¼nberg) is a city in western Poland with 118,730 inhabitants (2004), situated in the Lubusz Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Zielona GÃ³ra Voivodship (1975-1998). ... Miedzyrzecz County (in Polish powiat miÄ™dzyrzecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lubusz Voivodship in Poland, created on 1st January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. ... Slubice County (in Polish powiat sÅ‚ubicki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lubusz Voivodship in Poland, created on 1st January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. ... Strzelce-Drezdenko County (in Polish powiat strzelecko-drezdenecki) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lubusz Voivodship in Poland, created on 1st January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. ... Wschowa County (in Polish powiat ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lubusz Voivodship in Poland, created on 1st January 2002 as a result of decision of Council of Ministers of 2001. ... The voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo) has been a second-level administrative unit in Poland since the 14th century. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Poland. ... Greater Poland Voivodeship (Polish: wojewÃ³dztwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship of western-central Poland. ... Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship (in Polish WojewÃ³dztwo Kujawsko-Pomorskie) is an administrative region, or voivodeship, in central-northern Poland. ... 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Szczecin (pronounce: ; German: ; Kashubian/Pomeranian: SztetÃ«no; Latin: Stetinum or Scecinum, also Sedinum) is the capital city of West Pomeranian Voivodship in Poland. ... Bydgoszcz (Polish pronunciation: (?), German: Bromberg, Latin: Bydgostia) is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 369,151 (2004). ... For other uses, see Lublin (disambiguation). ... Panorama of Katowice at night Katowice (pronunciation: [] (Czech: Katovice, German: Kattowitz) is an important city of the historical region of Upper Silesia in southern Poland on the KÅ‚odnica and Rawa rivers. ... BiaÅ‚ystok (pronounced: , Belarusian: , Lithuanian: , Yiddish ×‘×™×Ö·×œ×™×¡×˜×Ö¸×§) is the largest city (pop. ... Motto: CzÄ™stochowa is a good city Voivodship Silesian Municipal government Rada miasta CzÄ™stochowy Mayor Tadeusz Wrona Area 160 kmÂ² Population - city - urban - density 248,894 (2004) none 1 597/kmÂ² Founded City rights 11th century after 1370 Latitude Longitude 50Â°48N 19Â°07E Area code +48... Gdynia (pronounce: :gdiÉ²ia; German: (until 1939 and after 1945) / Gotenhafen (1939-1945); Kashubian/Pomeranian: GdiniÃ´) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at GdaÅ„sk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea. ... ToruÅ„ (?Â· i; German: ; Kashubian: , see also other names) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula river. ... Olsztyn (pronounce: [:É”lÊƒtin], German Allenstein) is a city in northeast Poland, on the Lyna River (German Alle). ... Radom (pronounce: [radÉ”m]) is a city in central Poland with 227 309 inhabitants. ... Kielce (pronounce: [ËˆkjÎµlÊ¦Îµ]) is a city in central Poland with 202,609 inhabitants (2006). ... RzeszÃ³w (pronounce: [Ê’ÎµÊƒuv]) is a city in south-eastern Poland with a population of 164 000 (2005), granted a town charter in 1354, the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodship (since 1999), previously of Rzeszow Voivodship (1945-1998). ... GorzÃ³w Wielkopolski (abbrev. ...

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