Sulęcin

Also known as Zielenzig

Sulęcin (; ) is a town in western Poland with 10,117 inhabitants (2019), the capital of Sulecin County, since 1999 in Lubusz Voivodeship.

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Place details

Locality: Sulęcin
Region: województwo lubuskie
Country: Polska
Population: 10,090
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Sulęcin
Settlement.image_skyline: Sulęcin, I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza - fotopolska.eu (271826).jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 246px
Settlement.image_caption: High school in Sulęcin
Settlement.image_flag: POL Sulęcin flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Sulęcin COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Sulęcin
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Sulęcin
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Dariusz Ejchart
Settlement.established_title3: Town rights
Settlement.established_date3: 1244

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Zielenzig
Population: 9978
Area: 8.56
Official website: www.sulecin.pl
Image: SulecinChurch1(js).jpg

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Commons category: Sulęcin
postal code: 69-200
P8168: Q144189
P6482: Sulęcin
male population: 4849
female population: 5129
P12749: Lucerne

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Geography
History
Middle Ages
Modern era
Education
Monuments
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
References
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Sulęcin (; ) is a town in western Poland with 10,117 inhabitants (2019), the capital of Sulecin County, since 1999 in Lubusz Voivodeship.

==Geography== Sulęcin is located in the center of Lubusz Voivodeship (Lubuskie province), by the river Postomia, tributary of the Warta River, in the historical Lubusz Land. The surrounding landscape is formed by many hillocks on the plateau of Lubusz. The highest of them is the Bukowiec (227 m). The closest big city is Gorzów Wielkopolski (). Over 50% of the area of the Sulecin Commune is occupied by forests.