Żagań
Sign in to saveŻagań (French and , ) is a town in western Poland, on the Bóbr river, with 23,136 inhabitants (2024), and the capital of Żagań County in the Lubusz Voivodeship, located in the historic region of Lower Silesia.
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Żagań is a town in western Poland situated on the Bóbr river in the Lubusz Voivodeship, serving as the capital of Żagań County with a population of 23,136 people as of 2024. The town is located in the historic region of Lower Silesia and holds administrative importance for its surrounding county.
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18 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Geography
- History
- Polish Piast dynasty
- Saxon, Habsburg and Prussian rule
- Second World War
- Prisoner of war camps and ''The Great Escape''
- Modern Poland
- Sights and monuments
- Sports
- Transport
- Roads running through Żagań
- Important roads running near Żagań
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Żagań (French and , ) is a town in western Poland, on the Bóbr river, with 23,136 inhabitants (2024), and the capital of Żagań County in the Lubusz Voivodeship, located in the historic region of Lower Silesia.
Founded in the 12th century by Polish monarch Bolesław IV the Curly, Żagań was the capital of an eponymous principality from 1274 to 1935. The main sights are the former Augustinian Monastery, one of the burial sites of the Piast dynasty, listed as a Historic Monument of Poland, the Ducal Palace and Park ensemble and the POW Camps Museum, located at the site of German-operated WWII prisoner-of-war camps for over 60,000 Allied soldiers of various nationalities, where the Great Escape took place.