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| Voivodeship | Lebus | |
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| Residents | 37.502 (2019) | |
| height | 160 m | |
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Żary(German: Sorau) is a city in the voivodeship Lebus between the Bober and the Lusatian Neisse in Poland. The place is in the Lower Lusatia in the border area of the regions Lausitz and Lower Silesia and is particularly famous for its historic old town with the Biberstein Castle and the Promnitz Castle, as well as the forest area to the south Zielony Las(Sorau Forest) known. In addition, the place offers good excursion possibilities, for example to Żagań and Iłowa.
background
The first mentions of the place date back to 1007, the town charter was granted in 1260. The sovereignty changed several times, at the time of Bolesław I.the brave) it was Polish, from 1346 Bohemian, from 1635 Saxon, from 1815 Prussian and finally Polish again in 1945. The city now has 40,000 inhabitants.
The city was also known for that Sorauer porcelain. With the increasing popularity of potcelain, many porcelain manufacturers and factories sprang up in Europe, including in Żary. In 1888 Gustaw Otremba from Zgorzelec founded his porcelain factory here on Schmidtstrasse (ul. Górnośląska). Later it belonged to the Carstens empire. After the death of Krystian Henryk Carstens, Ernst Carstens continued. A total of around 18,000 product designs were created, with a pronounced change in style following around 1918. The history of the Sorauer porcelain factory ended with the Second World War. in the Museum of the Silesian-Lusatian Border Region there is an exhibition on Sorau porcelain.
getting there
Map of Żary
The place is southwest of Zielona Góra direction Zgorzelec. There are regional train connections to and from Zielona Góra, Zgorzelec, Wroclaw, Legnica and Tuplice. Tuplice is on the railway line in the further direction Forst (Lausitz), which is served twice a day from the Polish side. From there there is a connection cottbus. At the weekend, the culture train also runs from Berlin to Wroclawthat stops in place. The nearest airports are 1 Zielona Góra-Babimost
(IATA: IEG) 89 km northwest with a connection to Warsaw and 2 Wroclaw
(IATA: WRO) 170 km southeast in Poland and 3 Dresden(IATA: DRS) 160 km southwest in Germany.
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Tourist Attractions
Churches and monasteries
- 1 Sacred Heart Church (Kościół Najświętszego Serca Pana Jezusa w Żarach), Card., Plac Wyszyńskiego 4, Żary. Tel.: 48 68 363 40 00.
The former main and parish church is a brick building in the Gothic style that was built in the 13th century. Inside is the Promnitz Chapel from the years 1670-1672. - 2 Marienkirche (Kościół Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny w Żarach), Rafała Kalinowskiego 7, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 68 479 43 01.The church was built in the neo-Gothic style between 1914 and 1917 by the Berlin architect Wolfgang Wagner on the initiative of the Catholic priest Karl Ponsens. It is the first Catholic church in the city to be built after the Reformation. The original interior design is still preserved. There are stained glass windows and vaults with Art Nouveau elements.
- 3 Garrison Church (Kościół Podwyższenia Krzyża Świętego w Żarach, Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross), Kaczy Rynek 10, 68-200 Żary.The Franciscans who came to the city in 1264 built next to theirs monastery the Church of St. Barbara and later the Chapel of St. Anne. In 1549, however, the church and monastery fell victim to a major fire. Only ruins remain of it. Almost nothing is known about the history of the monastery. The reconstruction of the church began in 1727 under Erdmann II. Von Promnitz in the Baroque style, the original bell of which is still preserved today. Since then, there has been a number of construction works to this day.
- 4 Kunice Church (Kościół Matki Bożej Szkaplerznej w Żarach), Wyzwolenia 4, 68-200 Żary.The church in the southeastern part of Kunice (Kunzendorf) was built from 1895/1896 and designed by the architect Gamper. The consecration took place on November 10th, 1896, the 413rd anniversary of Martin Luther. In 1945 she became Catholic. The interior design was retained.
- 5 Church of St. Peter and Paul (Kościół Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła w Żarach), Skarbowa 3, 68-200 Żary.The 13th century church is located on the site of a former cemetery. It was built from field stones, probably on the site of a previous wooden building. The financier was possibly Dewinów, the city's first master.
- Churches
Sacred Heart Church
Marienkirche
Garrisonsk.
Kunice Church
Church of St. Peter and Paul
Castles
- 6 Dewin, Pack and Biberstein lock (Zamek Dewinów).The beginnings of the Gothic castle go back to the 13th century and are related to the founding of the city in 1260. This was a building of three floors and a tower. A renovation took place from 1540 to 1549 in the style of the Italian Renaissance. The last two noblemen at that time were Hieronymus and Christoph Biberstein. The castle tower was increased by 1700. The last Promnitz Johann Erdmann III. gave up the hierarchy in Żary at the beginning of the 19th century. It served as a prison from 1825, and from 1930-1945 it housed the Żary County Museum of Local History. It has been privately owned since 1992 and is being restored. The plan is to accommodate a restaurant, the stand and the local history museum there in the future.
- 7 Promnitz Castle (Pałac Promnitzów), Zamkowa 1B, 68-200 Żary.The baroque palace was built by Erdmann II of the Promnitz family in the years 1705-1726. The architects were Giovani Simonetti, Carl Spanninger and August Beer. Georg Philipp Telemann was Kapellmeister here from 1704 to 1706 as the successor to Caspar Prinz. The palace complex also included gardens, a park, the riding stables and a pleasure and hunting palace. In the future, a trading gallery and a hotel are planned in the castle.
- 8 Renaissance town hall (Ratusz w Żarach), Rynek 3, 68-200 Żary.The Renaissance style town hall dates from the 14th and 15th centuries Century. The original wooden tower was replaced by today's brick one around 1700.
- Palaces and town hall
Promnitz Castle
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Biberstein Castle
town hall
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Buildings
- town hall (Ratusz w Żarach), Rynek 3, 68-200 Żary.
- 9 city wall (Wieża obronna)..Some parts of the city wall are still preserved. The most interesting part, the defensive bastion, which can also be climbed, is on Chica Street.
- 10 Guard tower (Wieża wartownicza) (100 m northeast of the Herz-Jesu-Kirche)..The tower dates from the 14th / 15th centuries. Century and has a studded iron stone.
- 1 Culture house (Żarski Dom Kultury), Wrocławska 7, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 68 374 24 13.
The building is a villa from 1903. - 1 library (Dom, ob. Biblioteka), Wrocławska 11, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 68 374 37 36, Email: [email protected].The library is located in an Art Nouveau villa from the beginning of the 20th century.Open: Mon: 09: 00-15: 30; Tue-Fri: 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sa: 10: 00-14: 00.
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- Buildings, monuments and parks
City walls on Chica Street
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Guard tower
Culture house
library
Castle Park
Georg-Philipp-Telemann-Monument
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Monuments
- 11 Woodstock stop (Przystanek Woodstock), Bolesława Chrobrego 16, 68-200 Żary..Jurek Owsiak and the Fundacja Wielkiej Orkiestry Świątecznej Pomocy (Foundation of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Aid) organized the largest festivals in Europe under the name "Woodstock Stop" from 1997 to 2003 on the former Żary airfield. It is estimated that the festivals together had around 1.5 million visitors. The site has now become an industrial park and the festival is after that Kostrzyn nad Odrą drawn. As a souvenir, statues of two musicians were placed in the pedestrian zone of Żary.
- 12 Georg-Philipp-Telemann-Monument (Ławeczka Georga Philippa Telemanna w Żarach).From 1704 on, Georg-Philipp-Telemann was court conductor in Sorau for four years under Count Erdmann II von Promnitz. His compositions from this period also contain elements of Sorbian folk music. A memorial in Denkmalary was inaugurated in his honor on April 17, 2010. The sculptor of the Telemann figure was Marek Szala from Zakopane, the bench comes from the local master Kazimierz Polak.
Museums
- 13 Museum of the Silesian-Lusatian Border Region (Muzeum Pogranicza Śląsko- Łużyckiego), plac Wyszyńskiego 2, 68-200 Żary (100m south of the Sacred Heart Church). Tel.: 48 68 363 83 70, Email: [email protected]..The museum has been located in a historical building, the former superintendent, since 2015. The oldest, Gothic part of the building is from the 15th, the newer part from the 16th century. The museum shows some exhibitions with a focus on regional history. There are currently exhibits on the subjects of Sorau porcelain, the glass and textile industry, lignite mining, archaeological monuments, breweries and the military garrison after 1945.Open: Tue-Fri 10: 00-16: 00; Sa 12: 00-16: 00; Sun 14: 00-18: 00.Price: free entry.
Parks and facilities
- 14 Castle Park (Park przypałacowy), Domańskiego 21, 68-200 Żary.The listed park is located north of the two castles.
- 15 Blue gate (Błękitna Brama), Poznańska 3B, 68-200 Żary (north of the palace park on Poznańska)..The gate was built in 1708 and stands at the northern end of the Promnitz Palace Park.
activities
- 2 "The Spring" outdoor pool (Kompleks Sportowo-Rekreacyjny "Źródlana"), 1A 68-200, Źródlana, Żary. Tel.: 48 68 470 28 70..Large outdoor swimming pool in the south of the city in the Sorau Forest.Open: Sa-Thu 10: 00-20: 00; Fri 10: 00-21: 30.
- A great opportunity to hike offers the 16 Zielony Las (Sorau Forest, Green Forest), a forest area south of the city with a varied terrain, beautiful beech trees and a lookout tower from which you can even see the Śnieżka. At 227 meters it is 17 Góra Żarska (Back mountain) the highest elevation in the forest area. There is also a fire watch tower on it. The 18 Observation tower was built in 1864 is located approx. 600 m southeast of the parking lot and offers a beautiful view. To the north is the one that began in 1914 but was never completed 19 Bismarck Tower as a ruin in the forest.
shop
There are quite a number of retail stores in the market for everything to do with the City Hall as well as the pedestrian street Bolesława Chrobrego west of the market and the Śródmiejskathat runs from the west end of this to the south. There are also a number of ATMs there.
kitchen
- 1 Restaurant Lew (Restauracja Lev), Osadników Wojskowych 52/53, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 68 451 38 14, Email: [email protected]..Restaurant with very good Polish and European cuisine. Menu also available in German.Characteristic:
.Open: Tue-Sat 11: 00-22: 00; Sun 12: 00-20: 00.Price: main courses 20-45 zł. - 2 Restauracja Es la Passion, Podchorążych 46, 68-200 Żary (at the north end of the Śródmiejska pedestrian street). Tel.: 48 573 296 263.In addition to pizza and pasta, the good restaurant also offers Spanish cuisine. In addition, there are daily specials on the blackboard. The waitress speaks English. There is also a terrace.Features: Spanish cuisine, pasta, pizza.Open: Mon-Thu 12: 00-21: 00; Fri-Sat 12: 00-22: 00; Sun / FT 12: 00-19: 00.
- 3 The Cliff Food, Wrocławska 15, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 781 948 870, 48 68 353 40 52, Email: [email protected]..Large selection of Polish dishes, pasta and pizza.Open: Tue-Fri 12: 00-22: 00; Sa 12: 00-23: 00; Sun 12: 00-21: 00.Price: main courses 24-65 zł.
.nightlife
- 1 Pijalnia Wódki i Piwa, Zamkowa 1, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 794 170 190..The bar has some outdoor seating and offers beer, shots, and cocktails, as well as sandwiches.Open: Mon-Thu 16: 00-00: 00; Fri-Sat 16: 00-04: 00; Sun 16: 00-00: 00.
- 2 Pub Max, Stefana Okrzei 5A, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 68 470 71 60, Email: [email protected]..Pub, bar, sports and music club.Open: Mon-Thu 10: 00-23: 00; Fri 10: 00-01: 00; Sa 14: 00-02: 00; Sun 17: 00-23: 00.
- 3 Pub Skarpa, Zakopiańska 2, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 68 363 93 16..Billiard pub and bar.Open: Tue-Thu 16: 00-00: 00; Fri-Sat 16: 00-02: 00; Sun 16: 00-22: 00.
accommodation
- 1 Zajazd Anatol, Skarbowa 9, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 68 374 34 03, 48 68 375 99 03, 48 68 470 33 99, Email: [email protected]..The inn is a 10-minute walk northwest of the city center and also offers 11 rooms for overnight stays.Price: 120 / 130-180 / 160/200 zł (ET / DZ / 3Z / 4Z).
- 2 ApartHotel, Żabikowska 1, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 518 750 000, Email: [email protected]..Quiet, clean and centrally located hotel; Room with coffee maker and mineral water. Good wifi; Parking lots available; Breakfast on weekdays in the form of a breakfast box: 20 zł.Price: 140/200/260 zł (single / double / 4p).
- 3 Glass hotel, Wincentego Witosa 50, 68-200 Żary (700 m south of the train station). Tel.: 48 68 363 58 00, Fax: 48 68 363 58 25, Email: [email protected]..Modern hotel opened in 2018, which integrated parts of an old textile factory into the construction. Wifi, safe, minibar, breakfast.Characteristic: ★★★.Check-in: 14:00.Check-out: 12:00.Price: from 133/220/270 zł (single / double / 3p).
health
- 2 Łużyckie Medical Center a.s. (Łużyckie Center Medyczne s.c.), Strzelców 10, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 68 478 10 00, 48 533 454 618, 48 533 998 958, Email: [email protected]..Polyclinic with several specialties.Open: Mon-Fri 08: 00-18: 00; Sa 08: 00-14: 00.
- 3 Eskulap Centrum Medyczne Lekarz Rodzinny, Stanisława Moniuszki 2, 68-200 Żary. Tel.: 48 68 478 37 99..Open: Mon-Fri 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
trips
- 1 Bad Muskau
and 2 Łęknica (38 km to the west) are known as a health resort and for the palace and park complexes, which are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. - In 3 Lubsko(Summer field) About 15 kilometers to the north there is a small old town with historical buildings. 4 Brody(Gates) is located 15 kilometers west of Lubsko on the road towards Forst (Lausitz). In the small village are the ruins of the Rococo style Castle gates, the former residence of Count Brühl, the restoration of which began in 2013. The outbuildings have already been restored. You pass shortly before Lubsko 5 Jasień (Alleys). Here there are still the ruins of an old baroque castle and behind the place a meridian point at exactly 15 ° east longitude.
- 6 Żagań(Sagan) with the Wallenstein Palace is 15 kilometers east of the city.
- 7 Iłowa(Half building) (24 km south) has some historical buildings as well as a baroque palace with a castle garden and the Christ the King Church.
- 8 Forst (Lausitz) is 45 kilometers northwest on the border on the German side. The old cloth-making town is known for its rose garden. The northern border town is 9 Guben (55 km northwest of Żary) with the Plastinarium and its twin town Gubin.
- 10 Krosno Odrzańskie(Crossing the Oder) (60 km north) offers historical sights such as the Piast Castle, monastery and some churches.
- 11 Zielona Góra(Grünberg), Seat of government of the Lubusz Voivodeship, is widely known for the largest wine festival in Poland (Winobranie). It takes place every September. The city is about 47 kilometers northeast. Halfway through the city 12 Nowogród Bobrzański(Naumburg am Bober)
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literature
- : Seven hundred years of Sorau. The history of an East German city 1260–1960. Dortmund: Sorauer Heimatverlag, 1960.
- : Sorau N.-L. and surroundings in words and pictures. Chemnitz: Jülich, 1908.
- : Sorau (Żary). Franciscan. In:Heinz-Dieter Heimann, Klaus Neitmann, Winfried Schich (Ed.): Brandenburg monastery book; Vol.2. Berlin: be.bra science publisher, 2007, Pp. 1176-1181.
Web links
- http://www.zary.pl - Official website of Żary
