Lubiąż
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| Lubiąż | |
| Basic Information | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian Voivodeship |
| Population | 2300 |
| Latitude Longitude |
51°16' N 16°29' E |
| Economy and Traffic | |
| Administration | |
Lubiąż (German: Leubus) is a village with a population of ca. 2300 on the east bank of Oder River, 54 km from Wrocław, in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. The place is mainly known for its large abbey, the de:Kloster Leubus.
[edit] History
In 1150 the Benedictians build here the abbey and church of St. Jacob but they left the village before 1163.
In 1163, duke Bolesław I the Tall of the Silesian Piast dynasty invited Cistercians from Pforta over Saale River, (Thuringia) and settled them in Lubiąż as a first onces in Silesia. From 1249 to 1844, the place held town rights.
Cistercians were expelled from Lubiąż in 1810 by the king of Prussia. Build over centuries, the abbey - the biggest Cistercian abbey in the world - is rated in the highest class ("0") of landmarks of world's cultural heritage.
During World War Two, Germans probably started in cellars of the abbey production of parts for V1 and V2 rockets using prisoners as workers.
Lubiąż is known in Poland also for its regional psychiatric hospital.
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