Słońsk
Village in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Słońsk (pronounced [swɔɲsk]) is a village in Sulęcin County of the Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) east of the border crossing with Germany along national road DK22. The village lies about 25 kilometres (or 16 miles) northwest of Sulęcin and 36 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
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Coordinates: 52°33′46″N 14°48′22″E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lubusz |
County | Sulęcin |
Gmina | Słońsk |
First mentioned | 1295 |
Population | 3,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | FSU |
Website | http://www.slonsk.pl/ |
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The village borders Poland's Ujście Warty National Park stretching to the north. Słońsk had town privileges from 1808 to 1947, consequence of a small population size. During the Second World War, Słońsk (Sonnenburg) was the site of a Nazi concentration camp, now a museum.