Augustów
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Augustów is a town in north-eastern Poland. It lies on the Netta River and the Augustów Canal. It is the seat of Augustów County and of Gmina Augustów in the Podlaskie Voivodeship. Augustów has an are
Augustów Netta
PGW Wody Polskie Zarząd Zlewni w Augustowie
Śluza Augustów
Basilica in Augustow 02
Sigismund II Augustus
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Sigismund II Augustus was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Augustów
…and six lakes Augustów is a popular summer resort town and a officially recognized spa town in Poland. Founded in the 16th century and named after King Sigismund II Augustus, Augustów is a former royal town and garrison town of Poland, and contains a preserved historic urban layout with a large market square. Its landmarks…
Portrait by Lucas Cranach the Younger, 1553
A 1568 Lithuanian coin of Sigismund II Augustus with the coat of arms of Lithuania, Gediminas's Cap, and Columns of Gediminas
Child armour of Sigismund II Augustus, commissioned by his father-in-law Emperor Ferdinand I.
Posthumous painting of Queen Elizabeth of Austria, by Lucas Cranach the Younger.