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The second year of the Lausitz Festival was kicked off last week by the prime ministers of Brandenburg and Saxony, Dietmar Woidke and Michael Kretschmer at the Staatstheater in Cottbus. Lausitz is the German word for Lusatia, a historical region … Read more
The Neisse Film Festival has taken place every year since 2004 in the tri-border region, showing German, Polish, Czech and other Eastern European films with the goal of bringing the inhabitants of the border region closer together through the medium … Read more
About a year ago police cameras were installed at four locations around Görlitz, including at the Old Town Bridge. The cameras were installed as a pilot program to test their effect on crime rates. The cameras are mounted on two … Read more
The Silesian Museum in Görlitz announced its new director today. The current director, Dr. Markus Bauer, will be retiring from the position after working at the museum since 1999 as director. Dr. Agnieszka Gąsior will take over the position beginning … Read more
The Stiftung Umgebindehaus selected winners for its cash prize totaling 7000 Euros on September 13th, 2020. The Stiftung Umgebindehaus is a non-profit foundation committed to the preservation of a certain type of folk architecture commonly found in Upper Lusatia. … Read more