Sułów, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
village in Lower Silesian, Poland
Sułów ([ˈsuwuf]) (German: Sulau) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Milicz, within Milicz County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
Geography
The village is located in the historic Lower Silesia region on the Barycz River within the Milicz Ponds nature reserve, approximately 9 km (6 mi) south-west of Milicz and 43 km (27 mi) north of the regional capital Wrocław.
History
The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century, and after the country's fragmentation into smaller provincial duchies, it formed part of the duchies of Silesia/Wrocław, Głogów and Oleśnica, ruled by the Piast dynasty until 1492. The first Sułów Castle, built by the Dukes of Oleśnica was mentioned in 1351. Later a base of robber barons, it was finally destroyed by Wrocław citizens about 1500. During the Thirty Years' War, on 28 July 1645, a battle between Swedes and Austrians was fought near the village. The preserved Baroque castle with gardens was erected in the late 17th century. In 1775, it was granted town rights, lost after World War II in 1945. In Polish, it was historically also known as Sulejewo, Suława and Zuława.
The Tarczyński Group meat produce company was founded in Sułów in 1989 by Jacek Tarczyński.
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