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Sulechów [suˈlɛxuf] (German: Züllichau) is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Zielona Góra County. It has 17,843 inhabitants (2004).
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In 1319 Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal had acquired Züllichau for Brandenburg. In 1482 Züllichau, together with Sommerfeld and Crossen (Krosno) became an integral part of Brandenburg under the elector Albert Achilles. In 1945 eastern Brandenburg was conquered by the Soviet Union and handed over to Communist Poland.
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- Johann Gottfried Rösner, * 1658 in Züllichau, 1724 executed as mayor of Thorn (Toruń) as a consequence of the Tumult of Thorn
- Caspar Neumann * 1683 in Züllichau, provided the data for the first computation of mortality rates
- Gotthelf Samuel Steinbart * 1738 in Züllichau, theologian and philosopher
- Johann Gottfried Ebel * 1764 in Züllichau, author
- Minna Herzlieb * 1789 in Züllichau, role model for "Ottilie" in Goethes "Die Wahlverwandtschaften"
- Hermann Marggraff * 1809 in Züllichau, author
- Theodor Kullak (1818 - 1882) pianist, composer was educated in Züllichau
- Rüdiger Graf von der Goltz (1865–1946), a German Major-General during World War I and Estonian War of Independence
- Olga Tokarczuk, Polish writer *1962
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Coordinates: 52°05′N 15°37′E / 52.083°N 15.617°E / 52.083; 15.617
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