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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lubusz | ||
| County | Żagań County | ||
| Gmina | Żagań (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 12th century | ||
| Town rights | 1280 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Sławomir Jan Kowal | ||
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| - Total | 39. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Voivodeship The voivodeship or province (województwo has been a high-level Administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century Lubusz Voivodeship (also known as Lubusz Province or by its Polish name of województwo lubuskie or simply Lubuskie) is a voivodeship (province A powiat (pronounced; Polish plural powiaty) is the second-level unit of Local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a County Żagań County (powiat żagański is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. The gmina or Municipality (frequently translated commune) plural gminy, is the principal unit (lowest level of territorial division in Poland Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 92 km² (15. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 26,580 | ||
| - Density | 665. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² (1,724. 5/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 68-100 to 68-103 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 68 | ||
| Car plates | FZG | ||
| Website: http://www.um.zagan.pl | |||
Żagań [ˈʐagaɲ] (French and German: Sagan) is a town in western Poland, with 26,665 inhabitants (2004). Central European Time ( CET) is one of the names of the Time zone that is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+1 is used in the following locations Central European Time West Africa Time Western European Summer Time Daylight saving time ( DST Central European Summer Time ( CEST) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks In common with many Countries, Polish car number plates indicate the Region of Registration of the Vehicle encoded in the number plate French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. A town is a type of settlement ranging from a few to several thousand (occasionally hundreds of thousands inhabitants although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Historically the seat of the Silesian Dukes of Sagan, the town is the capital of Żagań County. Etymology One theory claims that the name Silesia is derived from the Silingi, who were most likely a Vandalic (East Germanic people Żagań County (powiat żagański is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( Powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland.
Previously in the Zielona Gora Voivodeship (1975-1998), Żagań has been situated in the Lubusz Voivodeship since 1999. Zielona Góra Voivodeship (województwo zielonogórskie was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1950&ndash1998 superseded by Lubusz Lubusz Voivodeship (also known as Lubusz Province or by its Polish name of województwo lubuskie or simply Lubuskie) is a voivodeship (province
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History
Żagań is the site of the castle of Sagan at the center of a fief that belonged to Albrecht von Wallenstein, the generalissimo of the Thirty Years' War. Under the system of Feudalism, a fiefdom, fief, feud, feoff, or fee, often consisted of inheritable lands or revenue-producing For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. It then passed to the illustrious Bohemian family of Lobkowicz. Bohemia (Čechy; Bohemia Czechy is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands, currently the
In 1786 the fief of Sagan was purchased by Peter von Biron, Duke of Courland, and eventually (1843) passed to his daughter Dorothea, the wife of Edmond de Talleyrand, a nephew of the great French diplomat Talleyrand, who came to pass her retirement years at Żagań. Peter von Biron ( 15 February 1724 &ndash 13 January 1800) was the last Duke of Courland from 1769 to 1795 Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord 1st Sovereign Prince of Beneventum (2 February 1754 17 May 1838 the Prince of Diplomats, was a French A patent of King Frederick William IV of Prussia on January 6, 1845 invested her as Duchess of Sagan and Napoleon III recognized the title in France, in favor of her son Louis. Life Frederick William was educated by private tutors many of whom were experienced civil servants such as Friedrich Ancillon. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
In France there is a prince and a duc de Sagan. The double title, both Prussian and French, served to render the duc de Sagan a neutral party in World War II: his Château de Valençay provided a safe haven for treasures of the Louvre during the German occupation of France. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Château de Valençay is a residence of the d'Estampes and Talleyrand-Périgord families in the commune of Valençay, the Indre département The Louvre Museum (Musée du Louvre located in Paris is the world's most visited art museum a historic monument and a national museum of France The German occupation of France in World War II occurred during the period between May 1940 to December 1944 During World War II, the town was the location of the infamous Stalag Luft III. Stalag Luft III ( Sta mm' lag' er Luft, or Permanent Camp for Airmen #3 was a German Air Force Prisoner-of-war camp during The town was transferred from Germany to Poland in 1945. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
Sports
- Czarni Żagań
- WKS Sobieski Żagań
- Formoza Żagań
- KS Bóbr Żagań
- UKS Orzeł Żagań
Notable residents
- Adolf Engler (1844-1930), botanist
- Wolfgang Samuel, author. Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler (1844 – 1930 was a German Botanist. He recounts his childhood flight from the invading Russians in his memoir, "German Boy". The Russian people (Русские— Russkie) are an East Slavic Ethnic group, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
Twin towns
Gallery
 Palace in Żagań |
 Railway station |
 town panorama |
External links
- Official town webpage
- Map from mapa.szukacz.pl (Polish)
- "Le château de Sagan" (French)
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