Jasień, Lubusz Voivodeship

Jasień [ˈjaɕɛɲ] (German: Gassen) is a town in Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Żary County. It has 4,309 inhabitants (2019).

For other places with the same name, see Jasień.
Jasień
Rynek (Market Square)
Rynek (Market Square)
Coat of arms of Jasień
Coat of arms
Jasień is located in Poland
Jasień
Jasień
Coordinates: 51°45′5″N 15°1′3″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLubusz
CountyŻary
GminaJasień
First mentioned1000
Town rights1660
Area
 • Total3.05 km2 (1.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2019-06-30[1])
 • Total4,309
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
68-320
Vehicle registrationFZA
ClimateCfb
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.jasien.com.pl

History
Memorial to the victims of the subcamp of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp

During World War II Jasień was the location of the Nazi German slave labour camp AL Gassen, one of nearly one hundred subcamps of the Gross-Rosen concentration camp.[2] Its prisoners, mostly Poles, Soviet prisoners of war, Czechs, Croats and Frenchmen, were making warplane parts for Focke-Wulf AG.[2] The camp, with around 700 acutely malnourished prisoners, operated from August 1944 until 13 February 1945, when the remaining workforce was sent on a death march to the Buchenwald concentration camp ahead of the Soviet advance.[2][3]

Sports

The local football club is Stal Jasień.[4] It competes in the lower leagues.

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Jasień.

References
  1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30 June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-05-12.
  2. "Subcamps of KL Gross- Rosen". Gross-Rosen Museum in Rogoźnica. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  3. Historia Miasta Jasień (Town History). Archived 2014-10-20 at the Wayback Machine Serwis gminy wiejsko-miejskiej JASIEŃ.(in Polish)
  4. "Strona internetowa klubu MKS Stal Jasień" (in Polish). Retrieved 30 October 2022.
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