Sława (; German: ''Schlawa'', 1937–45: ''Schlesiersee'')
is a
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in
Wschowa County
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Wschowa County ( pl, powiat wschowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Lubusz Voivodeship, western Poland. It was created in 2002 out of three gminas which previously belonged to Nowa Sól County. ...
,
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 ...
,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...
, with 4,321 inhabitants (2019).
History
The area was part of Poland after the creation of the state in the 10th century. Later on, as a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Polish
Piast
The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I (c. 930–992). The Piasts' royal rule in Poland ended in 1370 with the death of king Casimir III the Great.
Branche ...
-ruled
Duchy of Głogów
The Duchy of Głogów ( pl, Księstwo głogowskie, cs, Hlohovské knížectví) or Duchy of Glogau (german: Herzogtum Glogau) was one of the Duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian Piasts. Its capital was Głogów in Lower Silesia.
History
In ...
until 1468. The town was mentioned in a document from 1312.
Between 1871 and 1945 the town was part of
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
and was
renamed ''Schlesiersee'' in 1937 during the Nazi campaign of erasing placenames of Polish origin.
[ The original Polish name ''Sława'' was restored after ]Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany (lit. "National Socialist State"), ' (lit. "Nazi State") for short; also ' (lit. "National Socialist Germany") (officially known as the German Reich from 1933 until 1943, and the Greater German Reich from 1943 to 1945) was ...
's defeat in World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...
, when the town once again became part of Poland.
Twin towns – sister cities
See twin towns of Gmina Sława.
Gallery
Jezioro Sławskie 2015.jpg, Sława Lake
20141028 1524 fi3 slawa kosciol sw michala-3sd-mk-a.jpg, Saint Michael Archangel church
20150502 1316 slawa urzad-miasta-adj.jpg, Municipal office
20141028 1504 af slawa rzeka-mk-a.jpg, Czernica river in Sława
See also
* Slawa Duldig
Slawa Duldig née Horowitz (28 November 1901– 16 August 1975) was an inventor, artist, interior designer, and teacher. In 1928, as Slawa Horowitz, she created a design for an improved compact folding umbrella, which she patented in 1929. Slawa w ...
(1901–1975), Austrian-Australian inventor, artist, interior designer and teacher
References
Cities and towns in Lubusz Voivodeship
Wschowa County
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