Lusatia

Lusatia (Lausitz), a Wendish district now belonging in part to Saxony and in part to Prussia. It was formerly divided into Upper and Lower Lusatia, which constituted two independent margraviates, including an area of about 4400 sq. m. and a pop. of about half a million. Given in 1319 to Bohemia, and obtained by Matthias Corvinus in 1478, Lusatia was transferred to Saxony in 1635; but, by the Congress of Vienna, the whole of Lower Lusatia and the half of Upper Lusatia was ceded to Prussia. The portion left to Saxony now forms the circle of Bautzen.