Sagan

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Sagan is a town in present-day Żagań, Poland, historically known as a center where the astronomer Johannes Kepler conducted part of his scientific work.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
associatedWith Johannes Kepler
country Poland
currentOfficialName Żagań
formerCountry German Empire
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Bohemia
Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia

Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
germanName Sagan
hasLandmark Cistercian Abbey complex in Żagań
Ducal Castle of Żagań
Parish Church of the Assumption in Żagań
historicalEvent Kepler’s work on astronomy and mathematics in the early 17th century
historicalLanguageName Sagan (German)
historicalNameOf Żagań
historicalStatus Silesian town
ducal seat
knownFor being a place where Johannes Kepler conducted part of his scientific work
languageHistoricallySpoken German
Polish language
surface form: Polish
locatedIn Lubusz Voivodeship NERFINISHED
western Poland
Żagań County
locatedOn Bóbr River
nearbyCity Legnica NERFINISHED
Zielona Góra NERFINISHED
notableNearbySite Stalags
surface form: Stalag Luft III (World War II POW camp) near Żagań
notableResident Johannes Kepler
partOf Lower Silesia
surface form: Lower Silesia (historical region)
polishName Żagań
postWorldWarIIChange transferred from Germany to Poland after 1945
region Silesia
timePeriod Early Modern period
surface form: Early modern period
transport served by regional rail connections

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