Kłopot, Lubusz Voivodeship
| Kłopot | |
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| Village | |
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  Kłopot | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′N 14°42′E / 52.133°N 14.700°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Słubice |
| Gmina | Cybinka |
| Population | 160 |
Kłopot [ˈkwɔpɔt] (literally: "trouble"; German: Kloppitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Cybinka, within Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland[1] close to the border with Germany.
Geography
It lies near the eastern banks of the Oder river opposite the German town of Eisenhüttenstadt, approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) south-west of Cybinka, 26 km (16 mi) south of Słubice, 60 km (37 mi) west of Zielona Góra, and 77 km (48 mi) south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Kłopot is known for its high number of resident White Storks. The village has a population of about 160.
History
The settlement in former Lubusz Land was first mentioned in a 1350 deed issued by the Wittelsbach margrave Louis I of Brandenburg, who granted the Neumark estates to the Order of Saint John. Plans to connect the village to the Lusatian town of Fürstenberg west of the Oder (today part of Eisenhüttenstadt) similar to Frankfurt/Oder - Słubice had existed since Charles IV of Luxembourg became the sole ruler of both territories in 1373.
The building of a bridge was not finished until 1919; it was blown up by retiring Wehrmacht troops on 4 February 1945 after the Red Army had reached the river in the course of the Vistula-Oder Offensive. After World War II the area together with the Neumark fell to Poland (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).
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Coordinates: 52°08′00″N 14°42′00″E / 52.1333°N 14.7000°E