Szprotawa

Szprotawa (German Sprottau) is a town in western Poland, in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, previously in Lower Silesia.

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Place details

Locality: Szprotawa
Region: województwo lubuskie
Country: Polska
Population: 12,786
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Szprotawa
Settlement.image_skyline: Szprotawa rynek ratusz.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Szprotawa town hall
Settlement.image_shield: POL Szprotawa COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lubusz
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Żagań
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Szprotawa
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Mirosław Gąsik
Settlement.established_title: Town rights
Settlement.established_date: around 1260
Settlement.area_total_km2: 10.94

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Official website

Szprotawa – Strona główna

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Wikidata facts

Population: 11068
Area: 10.94
Official website: www.szprotawa.pl
Image: Ratusz szprotawski.jpg

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Commons category: Szprotawa
P6482: Szprotawa
postal code: 67-300
male population: 5245
female population: 5823
P12749: June 27

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Szprotawa (German Sprottau) is a town in western Poland, in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, previously in Lower Silesia.

Part of Prussia from 1742 until 1945, by the end of the Second World War the town was 90 per cent destroyed. It was awarded to Poland by the Potsdam Agreement between the victorious Allies and the German-speaking population which had not already fled from the Red Army was expelled. It was rebuilt and settled by Poles.