Konin Żagański

Konin Żagański
Village
Saint Bartholomew church in Konin Żagański
Konin Żagański
Coordinates: 51°32′41″N 15°11′35″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Żagań
Gmina	Iłowa
Population	760
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FZG

Konin Żagański [ˈkɔnin ʐaˈɡaɲski] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Iłowa, within Żagań County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Iłowa, 12 km (7 mi) south-west of Żagań, and 49 km (30 mi) south-west of Zielona Góra.

History

The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the word koń, which means "horse".^[2]

In 1939–1940, it was the site of a German Dulag transit prisoner-of-war camp. Its prisoners were mostly Poles captured during the invasion of Poland, which started World War II, but also some Czechs.^[3] Following its dissolution the POWs were moved to the Stalag VIII-A and Stalag VIII-C POW camps.^[3]

Transport

The A18 motorway runs nearby, south of the village.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. pp. 57–58.
3. Stanek, Piotr; Terpińska-Greszczeszyn, Justyna (2011). "W cieniu "wielkiej ucieczki". Kompleks obozow jenieckich Sagan (1939–1945)". Łambinowicki rocznik muzealny (in Polish). 34. Opole: 126.