Gubin, Poland

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Gubin

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Basic Information
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
Powiat (County)	Krosno Odrzańskie
Population	15,150 (2005)
City rights	1235
Latitude Longitude	51°57' N 14°43' E
Area	20.68 km²
Area code	+48 68
Car plates	FKR
Economy and Traffic
Administration
Municipal Website

Gubin is a town in Krosno Odrzańskie County, southwestern Poland. Located on the right bank of the Lusatian Neisse River, it has a population of 15,000 inhabitants (2005). Part of the Zielona Góra Voivodeship from 1975-98, it is now part of the Lubusz Voivodeship. The Polish-German rail and road border crossings are connected with the German city of Guben, of which Gubin was the eastern part until 1945.

1 History
2 Traffic
3 Land Structure
4 Education
5 External links

[edit] History

Prior to 1945, Gubin was part of Guben in Germany. In 1945 the Oder-Neisse line was chosen as the new German-Polish border at the Potsdam Conference. This meant that Guben would be split between the two countries, with the eastern portion of the city, including the historic centre, becoming Polish Gubin.

The central part of Gubin was seriously damaged at the end of World War II, with the historic town hall and church being burnt out. While the town hall has since been restored, the parish church is today a stabilised ruin.

A large army garrison was based in Gubin from 1951-2002, including the 5th Infantry Division, which evolved into the 5th Saxon Tank Division in 1956. The garrison was closed in 2002 following restructuring.

[edit] Traffic

Gubin lies on the no. 32 road that works as a orbital road for Gubin, which starts at the border crossing with Guben to Krosno Odrzańskie and Zielona Góra and comes to the no. 5 road that links to Poznań. Gubin has also a railway border crossing.