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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| Municipality | Bronkow |
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-31) | |
• Total | 132 |
| Postal code | 03205 |
| Area code | 035435 |
Saadow (AlsoSaado, both pronounced[ˈzaːdo];Lower Sorbian:Žadow,pronounced[ˈʒadɔw])[1] is a part of the municipality ofBronkow in theAmt Altdöbern. The village is located in the western part of theSouth Brandenburg district ofOberspreewald-Lausitz.
Saadow is located inLower Lusatia, south of theNiederlausitzer Landrücken Nature Park and north of the Lusatian border wall.
To the northwest is the municipal district of Rutzkau, followed by Amandusdorf and the village of Bronkow to the north and northeast. To the east are villages of the municipality ofLuckaitztal and to the southeast is Lipten, with further to the south being Wormlage, Barzig, and Saalhausen, districts of the town ofGroßräschen. To the west, Saadow borders Göllnitz and Lindthal, which are already located in the neighboring district ofElbe-Elster.
Saadow consisted[when?] of a village and a corresponding manor. Ernst Eichler assumes that the place name can be traced back to theSorbian personal nameŽad. Another interpretation derives the name from the Sorbian wordsad forfruit. The village was first mentioned in 1473 asSaydo, in 1495 it was calledSaida, and in 1527Schadaw.[2] The place name was mentioned in 1732 asSado and in 1761 asSade. The Sorbian name variants followed in 1761 withŻadow andŽadow. Owners of the place were from 1460 to 1526 the lords of Köckritz zu Seese. Other owners were from the Minckwitz. In 1598, Elias von Loeben acquired the estates Bronkow, Lug and Saadow from Christoph von Minckwitz.[3]
Following theCongress of Vienna, Saadow and the entire Lower Lusatia region came to theKingdom of Prussia and belonged to the Calau district. In 1928, Saadow village and manor were combined. After World War II, Saadow became part of the newly founded Calau district in 1952 and was incorporated into Bronkow on July 1, 1965. On October 26, 2003, the municipalities of Lug, Lipten, and Bronkow, with its districts Saadow and Rutzkau, merged into the municipality of Bronkow. Saadow is incorporated to the parish of Göllnitz.[citation needed]
The County Commissioner Monument, restored in the spring of 2022, is located on Liptener Strasse, east of the village. It bears the inscription "COUNTY COMMISSIONER, THE LUGKECKE THANKS YOU 1905." and above it the family coat of arms with the Latin saying "QUID NON DILECTIS" (English: "What don't we do for the ones we love"). The monument refers to the County Commissioner of the Calau district from 1900 to 1919, Count Karl Alphons von Pourtalès (1861–1930), from Laasow (Vetschau/Spreewald). The monument was erected due to the commissioner's commitment in the region once shaped by the large Lug lake.[citation needed]