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Szprotawa (German: Sprottau) is a historic city in the voivodeship Lebus at the mouth of the sprat in the Bober in Poland. The place lies in the border area of the historical regions Lausitz and Lower Silesia and is particularly known for its historic old town.
getting there
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You can arrive by bike or car. The place is on the trunk road between Żary and Leszno. The Voivodeship Road
leads from Zielona Góra or. Bolesławiec here. At 8 km distant 1 Małomice railway station regional trains on the Żary – Legnica – Wroclaw line stop.
mobility
You can get around the place on foot.
Tourist Attractions
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The old town is particularly worth seeing.
- 1 town hall (Ratusz w Szprotawie). Built 1583–1586 in the Renaissance style, later redesigned in Baroque style.
- 2 Marienkirche (Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Szprotawie). Brick Gothic.
- 3 Andreas Church (Kościół św. Andrzeja w Szprotawie). Gothic.
- 4 Protestant church (Kościół ewangelicki w Szprotawie)
- Gothic Church of the Redeemer
- Ruin of the baroque Church of the Redeemer
- historical nunnery
- romantic city park
- Fountain at the market
- Jewish Cemetery
- historical town houses
- Gothic city wall with bastions:
- Bastion at the Protestant church
- Sagan Gate
- 5 Muzeum Ziemi Szprotawskiej (Museum of the Sprottauer Land), ul. Świerczewskiego 10. Exhibits include a border marker and a sword from the 16th century.
- 6 Wallburg Chrobry (Gród Chrobry w Szprotawie). From around 1000.Remains of the
- Remains of the Dreigräben (Wały Śląskie) - medieval landwehr
activities
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Water sports, hiking and cycling are popular.
shop
There are small souvenirs to buy.
accommodation
Smaller hotels and private guest houses are available.
trips
- Żagań (18 km northwest)
- Żary (32 km northwest)
- Nowa Sól (35 km northeast)
- Bolesławiec (40 km south)
- Głogów (45 km east)
- Zielona Góra (52 km north)
- Legnica (75 km southeast)
- Gubin/Guben (85 km northwest)
- Zgorzelec/Gorlitz (85 km southwest)
literature
See article too Poland.
Web links
- http://www.szprotawa.pl - Szprotawa official website