Sorau

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Sorau is a historic town in present-day Żary, western Poland, that was formerly part of Prussia and is known for its shifting political affiliations in Central European history.

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Sorau canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Prussian town
historic town
administrativeRole seat of Żary County
countryAfter1945 Poland
countryBefore1945 Germany
currentOfficialLanguage Polish
formerlyPartOf Bohemia
Duchy of Silesia
Electorate of Saxony
Germany
Kingdom of Prussia
linked to: Prussia

Province of Brandenburg
Province of Silesia
hasCurrentName Żary
hasFeature castle complex
historic churches
medieval town center
hasGermanName Sorau
hasHeritage Lusatian cultural traditions
Prussian urban architecture
hasHistoricalPopulationGroup Germans
Poles
Sorbs
hasPolishName Żary
hasSorbianName Žarow
historicalLanguage German
Sorbian
linked to: Sorbian languages
knownFor multi-ethnic heritage
shifting political affiliations in Central European history
locatedIn Lubusz Voivodeship
Poland
western Poland
Żary County
locatedInFormerState Nazi Germany
Weimar Republic
locatedInHistoricRegion Lower Lusatia
linked to: Lusatia
locatedOnRiver River Czerna
partOfHistoricalArea Lusatia
postWarEvent expulsion of German population
resettlement by Poles
regionBefore1945 Lower Lusatia in Prussia
linked to: Lusatia
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
transferredTo Poland
transferredToByTreaty Potsdam Agreement
linked to: Potsdam Conference
transferredToYear 1945
wasAffectedBy World War II

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