Łagów, Świebodzin County

For other uses, see Łagów (disambiguation).

Łagów
Village
Aerial view of Łagów
Flag
Motto(s):  Perła Ziemi Lubuskiej Pearl of Lubusz Land
Łagów
Coordinates: 52°20′N 15°18′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Świebodzin
Gmina	Łagów
Established	13th century
City rights	1727-1932
Population  (2006)
• Total	1,600
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	66-220
Area code	+48 68
Car plates	FSW
Website	www.lagow.pl

Łagów [ˈwaɡuf] is a village in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Łagów. It lies approximately 19 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Świebodzin, 45 km (28 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski, and 46 km (29 mi) north of Zielona Góra. It is located in the historic Lubusz Land.

The oldest part of the village is situated on an isthmus between two lakes of the Łagowskie Lake District: Trześniowskie (186 ha) and Łagowski (82 ha). There is a Knights Hospitaller castle in Łagów, the Castle of the Order of St. John. The village gives its name to a protected area called Łagów Landscape Park.

Notable people

• Gerhard Domagk, German pathologist and bacteriologist, Nobel Prize laureate