Sułów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship Explained

Sułów
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lower Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Milicz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Milicz
Pushpin Map:Poland
Coordinates:51.5°N 27°W
Population Total:1600

Sułów (German: Sulau) is a village (former city) in the administrative district of Gmina Milicz, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1]

Geography

The village is located in the historic Lower Silesia region on the Barycz River within the Milicz Ponds nature reserve, approximately 9km (06miles) south-west of Milicz and 430NaN0 north of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

A first Sułów Castle, built by the Silesian Dukes of Oels was mentioned in 1351. Later a base of robber barons, it was finally destroyed by Wrocław citizens about 1500. The preserved Baroque Castle with gardens was erected in the late 17th century. From 1775 until the end of World War II, Sulau held town privileges.

Sułów is known for its two timber framed churches, Sts Peter and Paul built in 1731-34 and Our Lady of Czestochowa erected in 1765–67.

The Tarczyński Group meat produce company was founded in Sułów in 1989 by Jacek Tarczyński.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS)  - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.