Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in
Żagań
Żagań (French language, French and , ) is a town in western Poland, on the Bóbr river, with 25,731 inhabitants (2019), capital of Żagań County in the Lubusz Voivodeship, located in the historic region of Lower Silesia.
Founded in the 12th ce ...
, Poland, is a
Gothic church built between the fourteenth and fifteenth century. The church is part of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Zielona Góra-Gorzów
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome
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.
It is listed as a
Historic Monument of Poland.
It is one of the burial sites of the
Piast dynasty
The House of Piast was the first historical ruling dynasty of Poland. The first documented List of Polish monarchs, Polish monarch was Duke Mieszko I of Poland, Mieszko I (–992). The Poland during the Piast dynasty, Piasts' royal rule in Pol ...
, including
Henry IV the Faithful
Henry IV (II) the Faithful () ( 1292 – 22 January 1342) was a Duke of Żagań and parts of Greater Poland from 1309 until 1317 (with his brothers in all the lands except Głogów in different divisions among them), Duke of Głogów from 1318 un ...
,
Henry V of Iron
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People and fictional characters
* Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters
* Henry (surname)
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Arts and entertainmen ...
,
Henry VII Rumpold,
Henry VIII the Sparrow
Henry VIII (VI) the Sparrow () ( – 14 March 1397) was a duke of Żagań–Głogów from 1368 to 1378 (as a co-ruler with his brothers), after 1378 ruler over Zielona Góra, Szprotawa, Kożuchów, Przemków and Sulechów, and after 1395 ruler ov ...
,
Jan I of Żagań
Jan I of Żagań () ( – 12 April 1439) was a duke of Żagań-Głogów from 1397 (until 1412 with his brothers as co-rulers), from 1403 Duke of Żagań, Krosno Odrzańskie and Świebodzin (again, until 1412 with his brothers as co-rulers) and fro ...
,
Balthasar of Żagań.
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Żagań County
Burial sites of the Piast dynasty
Żagań
Żagań (French language, French and , ) is a town in western Poland, on the Bóbr river, with 25,731 inhabitants (2019), capital of Żagań County in the Lubusz Voivodeship, located in the historic region of Lower Silesia.
Founded in the 12th ce ...
Gothic architecture in Poland