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    5 days ago · Sorbs (Upper Sorbian: Serbja, Lower Sorbian: Serby, German: Sorben pronounced [ˈzɔʁbn̩] ⓘ, Czech: Lužičtí Srbové, Polish: Serbołużyczanie; also known as Lusatians, Lusatian Serbs and Wends) are an indigenous West Slavic ethnic group predominantly inhabiting the parts of Lusatia located in the German states of Saxony and Brandenburg.

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      The Polabian language was spoken in the central area of...

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    1 day ago · Historically part of Lusatia, Zgorzelec was considered part of Lower Silesia in years 1319–1329 and 1815–1945: 49: Bielawa: 28,475: 36 km 2 (14 sq mi) Lower Silesian Voivodeship: Lower Silesia 50: Orlová: 27,966: 25 km 2 (10 sq mi) Moravian-Silesian Region: Czech Silesia 51: Żagań: 23,949: 40 km 2 (15 sq mi) Lubusz Voivodeship: Lower ...

    • 40,400 km² (15,600 sq mi)
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    • c. 8,000,000
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  4. Apr 5, 2024 · Johannes Crüger (born April 9, 1598, Gross-Breesen, near Guben, Lower Lusatia [Germany]—died February 23, 1662, Berlin) was a German composer and theorist noted for his compilations and arrangements of several important choral collections, the best-known being Praxis pietatis melica (earliest extant edition, 1647), which was reprinted in numerous later editions.

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  5. Apr 18, 2024 · Bolesław I (born 966/967—died June 17, 1025) was the duke (from 992) and then (from 1024) first king of Poland, who expanded his country’s territory to include Pomerania, Lusatia, and, for a time, the Bohemian princely lands. He made Poland a major European state and also created a Polish church independent of German control.

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  6. 2 days ago · The House of Habsburg-Lorraine retained Austria and attached possessions after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire; see below. A son of Leopold II was Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria whose wife was from the House of Savoy ; a daughter Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia was the wife of King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia and King of Italy .

  7. 3 days ago · The Kingdom of Bohemia was an Imperial State in the Holy Roman Empire. The Bohemian king was a prince-elector of the empire. The kings of Bohemia, besides the region of Bohemia itself, also ruled other lands belonging to the Bohemian Crown, which at various times included Moravia, Silesia, Lusatia, and parts of Saxony, Brandenburg, and Bavaria.

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  8. Apr 5, 2024 · Presidential Library - Grand Duchy of Lithuania (Apr. 05, 2024) grand duchy of Lithuania, state, incorporating Lithuania proper, Belarus, and western Ukraine, which became one of the most influential powers in eastern Europe (14th–16th century). Pressed by the crusading Teutonic and Livonian Knights, the Lithuanian tribes united under ...

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