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Słońsk (Template:Lang-de) is a village in Sulęcin County of Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland. The village borders the Ujście Warty National Park. It had town privileges from 1808 - 1945. It was the site of a former Nazi concentration camp which is now a museum.
History
Sonnenburg (since 1945 Słońsk) was first documented in 1295 under its German name Sonnenburg. The Templerorder held a settlement in the city In 1312 the Margrave of Brandenburg and the Bishop of Lebus were co-owners. Henning and Arnold von Uechtenhagen received Sonnenberg as lien and in 1341 built the first castle. Since the 15th century the city was closely connected to the Templers, who purchased it from Margrave Friedrich I. of Brandenburg. The castle became the seat of the Ballei Brandenburg and the order extended ther city greatly, with a new church, built between 1474-1522 and a new castle between 1545-1564.
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52°34′N 14°49′E / 52.567°N 14.817°E / 52.567; 14.817
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