Szprotawa
Szprotawa | |
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Szprotawa town hall | |
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Coat of arms | |
Szprotawa | |
| Coordinates: 51°34′N 15°30′E / 51.567°N 15.500°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Żagań |
| Gmina | Szprotawa |
| Town rights | around 1260 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mirosław Gąsik |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2019-06-30) | |
• Total | 11,820 |
| • Density | 1,080/km2 (2,798/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 67-300 |
| Car plates | FZG |
| National road | |
| Voivodeship road | |
| Website | szprotawa |
Szprotawa [ʂprɔˈtava] (German Sprottau) is a town in western Poland, in Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, previously in Lower Silesia.
Part of Prussia from 1742 until 1945, by the end of the Second World War the town was 90 per cent destroyed. It was awarded to Poland by the Potsdam Agreement between the victorious Allies and the German-speaking population which had not already fled from the Red Army was expelled. It was rebuilt and settled by Poles.
The town had 11,820 inhabitants in 2019.