Żagań County, Administrative county in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
Żagań County encompasses 1,131 square kilometers of western Poland, containing five municipalities and four towns across urban and rural territories.
The county emerged from the 1998 Polish administrative reforms, implementing a new territorial structure that became effective on January 1, 1999.
The county maintains its Silesian heritage through architecture, traditions, and local customs, particularly visible in the towns of Żagań and Szprotawa.
The territory connects to major transport routes through national roads and motorways, linking the region to neighboring counties and larger urban centers.
The county headquarters in Żagań city holds historical significance as the location of Stalag Luft III, a World War II prisoner camp.
Location: Lubusz Voivodeship
Capital city: Żagań
Shares border with: Żary County, Zielona Góra County, Nowa Sól County, Polkowice County, Bolesławiec County, Zgorzelec County
Website: http://powiatzaganski.pl
GPS coordinates: 51.61667,15.31667
Latest update: March 21, 2025 01:54
Castle in Żagań
703 m
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, Żagań
182 m
Holy Cross church in Żagań
1.2 km
Holy Sepulchre Chapel in Żagań
642 m
Former Augustinian Monastery in Żagań
185 m
Church of the Visitation in Żagań
620 m
Protestant church in Żagań
403 m
Kościół św. Ducha w Żaganiu
549 m
Saints Peter and Paul church in Żagań
616 m
Żagań town hall
333 m
Exaltation of the Holy Cross church in Żagań
472 m
Holy Spirit church in Żagań
807 m
Courthouse in Żagań
669 m
Żagań Palace
562 m
Budynek mieszkalno-gospodarczy, ob. hotel PTTK
114 m
Defensive walls in Żagań
441 m
Brama II, XVII/XVIII
656 m
Franciscan monastery in Żagań
519 m
Klasztor, ob. plebania
183 m
7 Jana Pawła II Street in Żagań
265 m
11 Jana Pawła II Street in Żagań
376 m
7 Market Square in Żagań
349 m
30 Market Square in Żagań
282 m
35 Market Square in Żagań
345 m
Kaplica Namaszczenia w Żaganiu
624 m
Kaplica, ob. kostnica
597 m
Dom sióstr zakonnych w Żaganiu
1.1 km
Brama I, XVII/XVIII
593 mReviews
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