Sława (; ) is a

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Wschowa County __NOTOC__ Wschowa County () 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. Its administrative s ...

Lubusz Voivodeship Lubusz Voivodeship ( ) is a voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in western Poland with a population of 972,140. Its regional capitals are Gorzów Wielkopolski and Zielona Góra. The region is characterized by a landscape of forests, lake ...

, in western

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. As of the 2019 census, Sława had a population of 4,321. It is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Sławskie.

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 into smaller provincial duchies, Sława initially formed part of

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before it passed to

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, and then to the

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, where it remained ruled by the

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until 1468. The town was mentioned in a document from 1312. Between 1871 and 1945 the town was part of

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under the Germanized name ''Schlawa''. In 1937 it was renamed ''Schlesiersee'' during the Nazi campaign of erasing placenames of Polish origin. During

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, the Germans operated a women's subcamp of the

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in the town. On 21 January 1945 the camp was dissolved and the surviving prisoners were sent on a

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towards

Zielona Góra Zielona Góra (; ''Green Mountain''; ) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, located in western Poland, with 140,403 inhabitants (). The region is closely associated with vineyards and holds an annual Zielona Góra Wine Fest, Wine Fest. Zie ...

. The original Polish name ''Sława'' was restored after

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's defeat in the war, when the town once again became part of Poland.

Cuisine

The Sława municipality is known for

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farming and production. The officially protected

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s, as designated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, are the

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''kiełbasa myśliwska'' and ''kiełbasa sucha'', and the pork and turkey ''kiełbasa sławska z indykiem'', ''kiełbasa podsuszana sławska z indykiem'', ''kiełbasa szynkowa sławska z indykiem'' and ''serdelki sławskie z indykiem'', all types of kiełbasa, plus the turkey polędwica. Apart from meat products, the Sława butter (''Masło sławskie'') is also a designated traditional food.

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

References

{{Authority control Cities and towns in Lubusz Voivodeship Populated lakeshore places in Poland Populated riverside places in Poland Wschowa County

History

Cuisine

Twin towns – sister cities

Gallery

See also

References