Zatonie is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Zielona Góra, within
Zielona Góra County,
Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.
It lies approximately south-east of
Zielona Góra.
Formerly a part of the
Duchy of Sagan, the village has existed since the 13th century. It became a significant political and cultural centre of the region in the middle of the 19th century when the palace in Günthersdorf was inherited by
Princess Dorothea of Courland
Dorothea von Biron, Princess of Courland, Duchess of Dino, Duchess of Talleyrand and Duchess of Sagan, known as Dorothée de Courlande or Dorothée de Dino (21 August 1793 – 19 September 1862), was a Baltic German noblewoman, and the ruling Du ...
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After 1945, the region became Polish and was given its current name.
References
Zatonie
Palaces in Poland
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