Sława[ˈswava] is atown inWschowa County,Lubusz Voivodeship, in westernPoland,^[2] with 4,321 inhabitants (2019). It is situated on the eastern shore of Lake Sławskie.

Sława
Market Square (Rynek)
Coat of arms
Sława
Coordinates:51°53′N16°5′E / 51.883°N 16.083°E /51.883; 16.083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Wschowa
Gmina	Sława
Area
• Total	14.31 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	4,321
• Density	300/km2 (780/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	67-410
Area code	+48 68
Climate	Dfb
Voivodeship roads
Website	http://www.slawa.pl

The area was part of Poland after the creation of the state in the 10th century. Later on, as a result of the fragmentation of Poland into smaller provincial duchies, Sława initially formed part ofGreater Poland before it passed toSilesia,^[3] and then to theDuchy of Głogów, where it remained ruled by thePiast dynasty until 1468. The town was mentioned in a document from 1312.

Between 1871 and 1945 the town was part ofGermany under the Germanized nameSchlawa. In 1937 it wasrenamedSchlesiersee during the Nazi campaign of erasing placenames of Polish origin.^[4] DuringWorld War II, the Germans operated a women'ssubcamp of theGross-Rosen concentration camp in the town.^[5] On 21 January 1945 the camp was dissolved and the surviving prisoners were sent on adeath march towardsZielona Góra.^[5] The original Polish nameSława was restored afterNazi Germany's defeat in the war, when the town once again became part of Poland.

The Sława municipality is known forpoultry farming and production. The officially protectedtraditional foods, as designated by theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, are theturkeykiełbasa myśliwska andkiełbasa sucha, and the pork and turkeykiełbasa sławska z indykiem,kiełbasa podsuszana sławska z indykiem,kiełbasa szynkowa sławska z indykiem andserdelki sławskie z indykiem, all types ofkiełbasa, plus the turkey polędwica.^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]} Apart from meat products, the Sława butter (Masło sławskie) is also a designated traditional food.^[13]

Seetwin towns of Gmina Sława.

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  Sława Lake
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  Saint Michael Archangel church
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  Municipal office
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  Czernica river in Sława

• Slawa Duldig (1901–1975), Austrian-Australian inventor, artist, interior designer and teacher