As Löbau's Fire Brigade celebrated its 150th anniversary on June 14th, 2024, its Polish colleagues from fire brigades in the Luban district came to gratulate. At the same time, the highest representatives of the two project partners alongside dozens of members of both fire brigades met for a new project's kick-off meeting in Löbau and looked... read more
Topic: Civic protection
When a long line of fire trucks zigzagged its way to Löbau last Saturday (22/10/22) many residents asked themselves what might be happening. It was not just Löbau's fire brigade but trucks from a number of fire brigades from different towns in the Luban district in Poland who had come to Löbau for a joint exercise. The fire brigades practised... read more
Topic: Civic protection, Climate protection
How should the border region of Lusatia - Lower Silesia reposition itself in the light of the German coal phase-out? This was also the topic of intense discussion at the final conference of the TransGredio project in Boleslawiec (26.09.2022). On the Polish side in particular, there are strong fears of being left behind economically by the planned... read more
Topic: Institutional capacities, Urban and rural development
Löbau's fire brigade received new digital message receivers to improve its response speed and a movable flood barrier. The investments were financed through the Polish-Saxon cross-border project "Kommando". Further investments to better protect human lifes and material goods in events of extreme weather will be made during 2022 by both the City... read more
Topic: Civic protection, Climate protectionOn December 9th, the Museum of Ceramics in Bolesławiec will host the final conference of the German-Polish project 1000 Years of Upper Lusatia. Although there will still be two exhibitions - in Bolesławiec and in the Museum Bautzen - and accompanying publications, but the scientific results of our project can already be summarized and presented.... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Education
On 09.11.2021, the first of four planned workshops on structural change in Germany took place in the Hoyerswerda region. The workshop on tourism, culture and the natural environment was attended by representatives of regional authorities from the border areas and German and Polish experts. The main objective of the workshop was to present the... read more
Topic: Urban and rural development
On 29.10.2021, the "Light and Sound" performance took place in the Polish support area. The Hall of the Forum cinema in Bolesławiec was turned into a stage for a historical performance. Using laser techniques, the participants were taken on an interactive journey on the trail of the Napoleonic campaign. The event started at 6:30 p.m. Through a... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage, Education
The Marshal's Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship together with the Saxon State Ministry of Regional Development organized a webinar on 12.10.2021 entitled "Impact of structural changes in Saxony on the development of border areas of Lower Silesia". This promotional activity was linked to study visits and workshops which are planned within... read more
Topic: Climate protection, Urban and rural development
The exhibition "Strong Together? Zittau and the Union of Six Cities" takes a closer look at the history of Zittau and its medieval associations, focusing on topics such as politics and the economy, culture and art, communication and trade, conquest and defence as well as law and order. The intriguing and changing history is illustrated by... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage
On 21.07.2021, in Zittau, a partner meeting of the project 1000 years of Upper Lusatia took place. During the meeting the progress and further activities of the project were presented. The final conference will take place in December in the Museum of Ceramics in Boleslawiec. The partners also discussed possible scenarios regarding the future... read more
Topic: Cultural heritage