Szprotawa

Szprotawa
Szprotawa town hall

Coat of arms
Szprotawa
Coordinates: 51°34′N 15°30′E / 51.567°N 15.500°E / 51.567; 15.500
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Żagań
Gmina Szprotawa
Government
 • Mayor Józef Rubacha
Area
 • Total 10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 • Total 12,613
 • Density 1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code 67-300
Car plates FZG
Website http://www.szprotawa.pl

Szprotawa [ʂprɔˈtava] (German: Sprottau) is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żagań County. It has 12,648 inhabitants (2004).

History

The first information about the terrains of today's Szprotawa comes at 1000 from the chronicle of bishop Thietmar of Merseburg, who accompanied the emperor Otto III on pilgrimage to the grave of holy Adalbert in Gniezno. Until World War II the town was part of Germany.

Sights to see

  • Old city
  • Sagan Gate, from the Middle Ages
  • Town hall, from the Renaissance
  • Saint Andreas Roman Catholic Church, from the 13th century
  • Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church, from the 13th century
  • Evangelical Church, from the 18th century (old castle)
  • Old military airport with nuclear weapons storage
  • Castle Chrobry (archeological)
  • Silesia Walls

Nature

  • Oak "Chrobry", the oldest in Poland (750 years old)
  • Naturreserve "Buczyna Szprotawska"
  • Naturreserve "Park Słowiański"
  • Lower Silesia Forest
  • Old city park from the 19th century

Notable residents

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Szprotawa is twinned with:

See also

Coordinates: 51°34′N 15°32′E / 51.567°N 15.533°E / 51.567; 15.533

References

Notes
  1. ↑ "List of Twin Towns in the Ruhr District" (PDF). © 2009 Twins2010.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-11-28. Retrieved 2009-10-28. External link in |publisher= (help)
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