Invest in Lubań
In the first half of the XIII century the Czech kings that ruled over Milsko began a wide-scale actions focused on the settlement process. One of its elements was erecting new towns. Somewhere around 1220 on the left side of river Kwisa, near old village a new royal town named Luban was settled. According to plans of the ruler, the newly found town was to supervise an important communication route (High Road), but also to strengthen local economic relationships. At the moment of its founding Luban was a part of region called Milsko. However, as time went by, other names were also used to describe the land between rivers Kwisa and Czarna Elstera. None of them proved to be as widely spread as the name forged at the end of the XV century – Upper Lusatia. Therefore Luban was, and still is, an Upper Lusatian town, although it has been closely connected to Lower Silesia region since 1815.
Although the town has been erected by the Czech monarch, its inhabitants served under various rulers over the centuries. Since its founding till 1253 the town belonged to the Czech monarchs. After this there began a period of Brandenburg margraves’ reign of Ascanian dynasty that lasted until 1319. Afterwards, for a short period of time from 1319 to 1346, the ruler of Luban was Silesian duke Henry I of Jawor. After his death Luban returned to the Czech monarchs. In the years 1469-1490 the town was ruled by Hungarian monarch Maciej Korwin. But the early-modern period of Luban history started with the reign of Jagiellonian dynasty (1490-1526). Next the town has been ruled by Habsburgs. The ruled over Upper Lusatia until the Peace of Prague in 1635. According to its resolution the Upper Silesian margravate has been handed over to Saxony. Starting from this moment for the next 180 years the inhabitants of Luban served Saxon princes. However the Congress of Vienna that marked the end of Napoleonic wars brought serious changes for Luban, as its inhabitants became subjects of Prussian king. They remained under his rule until the unification of Germany in 1871. Luban remained inside the borders of German state until 1945. After World War II the town has been granted to Poland.
Luban town can be proud of its almost-eight-century-old past. Every person that came into contact with its history certainly noticed that it is a very rich, but also difficult heritage. Fate did not treat kindly the “town upon Kwisa river”. Numerous fires that completely destroyed its buildings, long-lasting and ever-returning destructive wars and epidemics clearly mark the history of Luban. One has to stress however that those difficult moments in the town’s history also exemplify the unwavering attitude of its inhabitants. Time after time, although the situation seemed to be hopeless, they revived the town with great zeal. Of course you cannot say that the town’s history consists entirely of disasters. Over the centuries Luban had also periods of peaceful development, as well as years of exceptional prosperity. The most successful were: the first half of XVI century, the end of XVII century, II half of XIX century and the beginning of XX century.
History made Luban an extremely interesting place. The borderlands of Upper Lusatia and Lower Silesia has always been a place where various cultures, ideas, religions, political, economic and military interests mingle with each other. As a consequence of this, the town’s scenery gained one-of-a-kind appearance. You can easily find here the essence of the past, as well as the positive energy of the present. However, to come up with your own opinion on this town, based on reliable knowledge, one has to get to know its past. Therefore we encourage you to read a book „Lubań wczoraj i dziś” (Luban yesterday and nowadays) written by Waldemar Bena. The book, in pdf format, can be found through a link at the bottom of the page.
