Szprotawa

Szprotawa
Szprotawa town hall
Coat of arms
Szprotawa
Coordinates: 51°34′N 15°30′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Żagań
Gmina	Szprotawa
Government
• Mayor	Franciszek Sitko
Area
• Total	10.94 km2 (4.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	12,613
• Density	1,152.9/km2 (2,986.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
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.

Sightseeings

• Old city
• Sagan Gate from Middle Ages
• Town hall from Renaissance
• Saint Andreas Roman Catholik Church from 13th century
• Saint Mary's Roman Catholic Church from 13th century
• Evangelical Church from 18 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 19th century

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — Sister cities

Szprotawa is twinned with:

• Gevelsberg, Germany

See also

• Museum of the Szprotawa Land
• The Lower Silesia Deep Woods Appreciation Society

Gallery

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  The museum (Sagan Gate)

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  City Center

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  Center City Park

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  West Tower

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  Saint Mary`s Church

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  Ruin of Evangelical Church (old castle)

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  Saint Faustina sarcophagus

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  Bóbr River by Slavic Park

External links

• Official town webpage
• Official museum webpage
• Jewish Community in Szprotawa on Virtual Shtetl

References

Notes