West Lusatia

The north of West Lusatia is characterized by the gently undulating to almost level heather-covered moors of the natural region of Königsbrück-Ruhland Heaths, interspersed with ponds and small rivers that drain the once marshy terrain - to the west and south, especially via the Pulsnitz and its tributaries, the Haselbach and Otterbach, and in the north via the Black Elster.

In the south, West Lusatia is covered by rolling to hilly terrain with wooded summits.

However, most of this natural region is in the county of Meissen today and only a small part of it actually lies in the historic land of Upper Lusatia.

Important towns in West Lusatia are Hoyerswerda, Kamenz, Königsbrück, Ohorn, Pulsnitz, Schwepnitz, Bernsdorf, Ruhland, Oßling, Haselbachtal, Elstra and Bischofswerda.

The Museum of West Lusatia in Kamenz offers comprehensive information on the geology, nature, history and community of this land.