Luebbenau is a town of 17,897 in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the Spreewald about 82 km southeast of Berlin.
Luebbenau was first mentioned in a sales document in the year 1315 but is believed to be much older due to excavations below the castle that show settlement from the 8th or 9th century.
From 1364 to 1635, Luebbenau was part of the Kingdom of Bohemia, then until 1815 Luebbenau was a part of Electorate Saxony. From 1815 until 1918, Luebbenau was governed by the Kingdom of Prussia.