Konin Żagański | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Lubusz |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Żagań |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Iłowa |
Coordinates: | 51.5447°N 15.1931°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Population Total: | 760 |
Registration Plate: | FZG |
Konin Żagański is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5km (03miles) north of Iłowa, 120NaN0 south-west of Żagań, and 490NaN0 south-west of Zielona Góra.
The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word koń, which means "horse".[2]
In 1939–1940, it was the site of a German Dulag transit prisoner-of-war camp. Its prisoners were mostly Poles captured during the invasion of Poland, which started World War II, but also some Czechs.[3] Following its dissolution the POWs were moved to the Stalag VIII-A and Stalag VIII-C POW camps.[3]
The A18 motorway runs nearby, south of the village.