Lubusz Voivodeship is a voivodeship in western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Voivodeship and Zielona Góra Voivodeship, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. The province's name recalls the historic Lubusz Land, although parts of the voivodeship belong to the historic regions of Lower Silesia, Greater Poland and Lusatia. The functions of regional capital are shared between two cities: Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra.