Zabór (german: Saabor, 1936-45: ''Fürsteneich'')

is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ...

Zielona Góra County __NOTOC__ Zielona Góra County ( pl, powiat zielonogórski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local governme ...

Lubusz Voivodeship Lubusz Voivodeship, or Lubuskie Province ( pl, województwo lubuskie ), is a voivodeship (province) in western Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the Po ...

, in western Poland. It is the seat of the

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(administrative district) called

Gmina Zabór __NOTOC__ Gmina Zabór is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Zielona Góra County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Its seat is the village of Zabór, which lies approximately east of Zielona Góra. The gmina covers an area of , and ...

. It lies approximately east of

Zielona Góra Zielona Góra is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (2021). Zielona Góra has a favourable geographical position, being close to the Polish-German border and on several international road ...

. The

Lower Silesia Lower Silesia ( pl, Dolny Śląsk; cz, Dolní Slezsko; german: Niederschlesien; szl, Dolny Ślōnsk; hsb, Delnja Šleska; dsb, Dolna Šlazyńska; Silesian German: ''Niederschläsing''; la, Silesia Inferior) is the northwestern part of the ...

n village of ''Saborin'' was first mentioned in the early 14th century. It is known for the

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Zabór Castle built in 1677, formerly held by the noble house of Schoenaich-Carolath. Princess

Hermine Reuss of Greiz Princess Hermine Reuss of Greiz (german: Hermine, Prinzessin Reuß zu Greiz;Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (editor). Burke's Guide to the Royal Family, Burke's Peerage, London, 1973, pp. 248-249,302. "Almanach de Gotha", ''Russie'', (Gotha: Justus ...

(1887–1947), widow of German Emperor

Wilhelm II Wilhelm II (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 18594 June 1941) was the last German Emperor (german: Kaiser) and King of Prussia, reigning from 15 June 1888 until his abdication on 9 November 1918. Despite strengthening the German Empir ...

(1859–1941), lived here from her husband's death until her

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in 1945. Napoleon Oak grew near Zabór, tree collapsed due to an arson on May, 2010. It was one of the largest oaks in Europe. The village currently has a population of about 950.

References

Villages in Zielona Góra County {{ZielonaGóra-geo-stub