Trzebiel
Village
Gmina office
Gmina office
Trzebiel is located in Poland
Trzebiel
Trzebiel
Coordinates: 51°38′9″N 14°48′59″E / 51.63583°N 14.81639°E / 51.63583; 14.81639
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyŻary
GminaTrzebiel
First mentioned1301
Population
(approx.)
  Total1,400
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationFZA
Highways
National road
Voivodeship road

Trzebiel ([ˈtʂɛbjɛl]) (German: Triebel) is a village in Żary County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Trzebiel.[1]

It lies approximately 22 kilometres (14 mi) west of Żary and 59 km (37 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra, close to the A18 autostrada and the European route E36 from Berlin to Bolesławiec.

History

The settlement was first mentioned in a 1301 deed, then part of the March of Lusatia and the settlement area of the Sorbs. Located within the historical region of Lower Lusatia, the border with Upper Lusatia—the state country of Muskau—ran just a few miles south of the village. It was part of the Duchy of Jawor, the southwesternmost duchy of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland, until 1346 and afterwards it was ruled by Czech kings, Hungarian kings, Saxon electors and Polish kings. In the Late Middle Ages, it was located at the intersection of important east-west and north-south trade routes.[2] A route connecting Warsaw and Poznań with Dresden ran through the settlement in the 18th century and King Augustus III of Poland often traveled that route.[3] In 1815, it was annexed by Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was part of Germany, before being reintegrated with Poland after Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II.

Until 1998 it belonged to former Zielona Góra Voivodeship.

There is a Catholic church of Our Lady Queen of Poland in the village.

Notable people

  • Jan Benedykt Solfa (1483–1564), court doctor of Polish kings

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Pieradzka, Krystyna (1949). "Związki handlowe Łużyc ze Śląskiem w dawnych wiekach". Sobótka (in Polish). Wrocław. IV (4): 91.
  3. "Informacja historyczna". Dresden-Warszawa (in Polish). Retrieved 27 November 2023.
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