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.
Statements (47)
| 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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