The oldest mention of the village comes from 1246, when it was granted to a Cistercian monastery from nearby Gościkowo by Bodzenta, son of Janusz, in thanks for ransoming him from German captivity,[2] however, a portion of the village remained a noble possession, as in 1276, it was partially owned by castellan of Zbąszyń Wojciech of Dryja, thanks to whose efforts Lubrza obtained town rights.[3] By 1302, it was the seat of a wójt within the Duchy of Głogów.[3] In the 14th century, the Dryja family built a tower castle.[3] In 1322, the remaining part of Lubrza was sold to the Gościkowo-Paradyż abbey.[3] In 1383 the town obtained the right to hold a market.[3] In 1546, the abbot of the Gościkowo-Paradyż monastery was kidnapped by the Brandenburgers during a return journey from Lubrza to Gościkowo, and then imprisoned near Cottbus (Chóśebuz) for several weeks.[2] In 1613, annual fairs were established.[3] In 1810, the settlement was secularized and ceased to be a church property.[3]
Five Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[4] The town was partly destroyed during the war in 1945.[3] There is a preserved military bunker and military weir from World War II in Lubrza.[3]
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