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 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. Until World War II the town was part of Germany. After 1945 the native German population was expelled and replaced with Poles.

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Notable residents

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Szprotawa is twinned with:

See also

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External links

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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. Retrieved 2009-10-28. External link in |publisher= (help)


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