Sułów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Sułów (disambiguation).

Sułów

Village

Sts Peter and Paul Church

Coat of arms

Sułów

Coordinates: 51°30′N 17°10′E / 51.500°N 17.167°E

Poland

Population

1,400

Sułów [ˈsuwuf] (German: Sulau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milicz, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] Prior to 1945 it was in Germany.

Geography

Sułów Castle

The village is located in the historic Lower Silesia region on the Barycz River within the Milicz Ponds nature reserve, approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Milicz and 43 km (27 mi) north of the regional capital Wrocław.

The village has a population of 1,400.

History

A first Sułów Castle, built by the Silesian Dukes of Oels was mentioned in 1351. Later a base of robber barons, it was finally destroyed by Wrocław citizens about 1500. The preserved Baroque Castle with gardens was erected in the late 17th century. From 1775 until the end of World War II, Sulau held town privileges.

Sułów is known for its two timber framed churches, Sts Peter and Paul built in 1731-34 and Our Lady of Czestochowa erected in 1765-67.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

"Population: Size and Structure by Administrative Division". Poland Central Statistical Office (GUS) (in Polish). 2007-12-31. Retrieved 2008-08-09.

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Gmina Milicz

Town and seat	Milicz

Villages	Baranowice Bartniki Borzynowo Brzezina Sułowska Czatkowice Duchowo Dunkowa Gądkowice Godnowa Gogołowice Gołkowo Grabówka Grabownica Gruszeczka Henrykowice Kaszowo Kolęda Łąki Latkowa Miłochowice Miłosławice Młodzianów Niesułowice Nowy Zamek Olsza Ostrowąsy Piękocin Piotrkosice Poradów Postolin Potasznia Pracze Ruda Milicka Ruda Sułowska Słączno Sławoszowice Stawiec Sulimierz Sułów Świętoszyn Tworzymirki Tworzymirki Górne Wałkowa Węgrzynów Wielgie Milickie Wilkowo Wodników Górny Wróbliniec Wrocławice Wszewilki Wziąchowo Małe Wziąchowo Wielkie

Coordinates: 51°30′00″N 17°10′00″E / 51.5000°N 17.1667°E / 51.5000; 17.1667

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