Sulechów

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Sulechów
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Sulechów (Poland)
Sulechów
Sulechów
Coordinates: 52°5′N 15°37′E / 52.083, 15.617
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Zielona Góra
Gmina Sulechów
Government
 - Mayor Ignacy Odważny
Area
 - Total 6.8 km² (2.6 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 17,862
 - Density 2,626.8/km² (6,803.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 66-100
Car plates FZI
Website: http://www.sulechow.pl

Sulechów [suˈlɛxuf] (German: Züllichau) is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Zielona Góra County. It has 17,843 inhabitants (2004).

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In 1319 Waldemar, Margrave of Brandenburg-Stendal had acquired Züllichau for Brandenburg. In 1482 Züllichau, together with Sommerfeld and Crossen (Krosno) became an integral part of Brandenburg under the elector Albert Achilles. In 1945 eastern Brandenburg was conquered by the Soviet Union and handed over to Communist Poland.

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Coordinates: 52°05′N, 15°37′E