Klępsk [klɛmpsk] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulechów , within Zielona Góra County , Lubusz Voivodeship , in western Poland . It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Sulechów and 23 km (14 mi) north-east of Zielona Góra .
4-631: The local landmark is the Church of the Visitation of the Holy Virgin Mary, which is listed as a Historic Monument of Poland . In the 10th century, the area became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I . Since 1138, it formed part of the Duchy of Silesia , a provincial duchy of Poland, and later it also belonged to the Duchy of Głogów . In 1482, it fell to
8-533: Is one of several categories of objects of cultural heritage (in the singular, zabytek ) in Poland. To be recognized as a Polish historic monument, an object must be declared such by the President of Poland . The term "historic monument" was introduced into Polish law in 1990, and the first Historic Monuments were declared by President Lech Wałęsa in 1994. The National Heritage Board of Poland maintains
12-680: The Margraviate of Brandenburg , as a fief of Bohemia (Czechia) . From 1701 it was a part of the Kingdom of Prussia , and from 1871 it was also part of Germany , within which it was administratively located in the province of Brandenburg . Following Germany's defeat in World War II in 1945, the area became again part of Poland. In the 19th century the village was a center of the Old Lutheran movement, whose members refused to join
16-472: The state-sponsored Prussian Union (Evangelical Christian Church) and suffered persecution. Some of the local Old Lutherans immigrated to Australia where they founded the village of Klemzig, South Australia . This Zielona Góra County location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . List of Historic Monuments (Poland) Historic Monument ( Polish : pomnik historii , pronounced [ˈpɔm.ɲik xisˈtɔ.rji] )
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