Sorau

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Sorau is a historic town in present-day Żary, western Poland, that was formerly part of Prussia and is known for its shifting political affiliations in Central European history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Prussian town
historic town
administrativeRole seat of Żary County
countryAfter1945 Poland NERFINISHED
countryBefore1945 Germany NERFINISHED
currentOfficialLanguage Polish
formerlyPartOf Bohemia NERFINISHED
Duchy of Silesia NERFINISHED
Electorate of Saxony NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Prussia NERFINISHED
Province of Brandenburg NERFINISHED
Province of Silesia NERFINISHED
hasCurrentName Żary NERFINISHED
hasFeature castle complex
historic churches
medieval town center
hasGermanName Sorau NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Lusatian cultural traditions
Prussian urban architecture
hasHistoricalPopulationGroup Germans NERFINISHED
Poles
Sorbs NERFINISHED
hasPolishName Żary NERFINISHED
hasSorbianName Žarow NERFINISHED
historicalLanguage German
Sorbian NERFINISHED
knownFor multi-ethnic heritage
shifting political affiliations in Central European history
locatedIn Lubusz Voivodeship NERFINISHED
Poland
western Poland
Żary County NERFINISHED
locatedInFormerState Nazi Germany NERFINISHED
Weimar Republic NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricRegion Lower Lusatia NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver River Czerna NERFINISHED
partOfHistoricalArea Lusatia NERFINISHED
postWarEvent expulsion of German population
resettlement by Poles
regionBefore1945 Lower Lusatia in Prussia NERFINISHED
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transferredTo Poland
transferredToByTreaty Potsdam Agreement NERFINISHED
transferredToYear 1945
wasAffectedBy World War II NERFINISHED

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