Lubin
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| Country | Image:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Lubin | ||
| Gmina | Lubin (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 12th century | ||
| City Rights | 1295 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Robert Raczyński | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 40.68 km² (15.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 76,595 | ||
| - Density | 1,882.9/km² (4,876.6/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 59-300 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 76 | ||
| Car Plates | DLU | ||
| Website: www.um.lubin.pl | |||
Lubin (German: Lüben) is a town in south-western Poland, on the Zimnica River. As of the 2004 census, the town had a total population of 77,625.
Situated in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Legnica Voivodeship (1975-1998), Lubin is among the most dynamic Polish cities in terms of its economic development. The headquarters of the third largest Polish corporation KGHM Polska Miedź are located in Lubin.
Lubin is the seat of Lubin County, and also of the rural district called Gmina Lubin (although it is not part of the territory of the latter, as the town forms a separate urban gmina).
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[edit] History
The town was founded by about 1170 by German settlers. In the 12th century it was the seat of a castellan. It obtained its city rights in about 1295. From 1331 it belonged to the Bohemian crown and shared the political fortunes of Silesia. In 1742 it became a part of Prussia. In 1871 it was connected by rail to Legnica and Głogów. During World War II about 70% of the city's buildings were destroyed. In 1945 between the days of 8-10 February Red Army soldiers mass murdered 150 pensioners of elder's home and 500 psychiatric hospital patients in Lubin[1]. As a result of the decisions taken at the Potsdam Conference, the city became a part of Poland and the German population was expelled and replaced by Poles, many of them expelees themselves from areas of Eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union. In 1982 the town saw significant demonstrations against the martial law declared by the Communist regime, which were put down by security units, resulting in death of 3 people[2][3]. Note: A lubin is also the ghost of a werewolf.
[edit] Education
- Uczelnia Zawodowa Zagłębia Miedziowego
[edit] Sports
- Zagłębie Lubin - football team (2nd league 2003/2004, promoted to 1st league in 2004/2005),Polish Champion in 2006/2007.
- MKS Zagłębie Lubin - women's handball team playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League: 4th place in 2003/2004 season.
[edit] Transport
Roads: nr 3 (International E65) - Jakuszyce-Legnica-Lubin-Zielona Góra-Gorzów Wielkopolski-Szczecin-Świnoujście
nr 36 - Rawicz-Lubin-Prochowice(-Wrocław)
Lubin has an international airport with a 1000m concrete/asphalt runway.
[edit] External links
- Official Internet Service of Lubin
- Unoffical Internet Service of Lubin
- Lubin
- Zaglebie Lubin - football club
Gminas of Lubin County | |
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Seat: Lubin (urban gmina) Urban-rural gmina: Gmina Ścinawa Rural gminas: Gmina Lubin • Gmina Rudna | Image:POL powiat lubiński COA.svg |
Gmina Lubin |
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Villages: Bolanów • Buczynka • Bukowna • Chróstnik • Czerniec • Dąbrowa Górna • Gogołowice • Gola • Gorzelin • Gorzyca • Karczowiska • Kłopotów • Krzeczyn Mały • Krzeczyn Wielki • Księginice • Łazek • Lisiec • Lubków • Miłoradzice • Miłosna • Miroszowice • Niemstów • Obora • Osiek • Owczary • Pieszków • Podgórze • Raszowa • Raszowa Mała • Raszówka • Siedlce • Składowice • Szklary Górne • Ustronie • Wiercień • Zalesie • Zimna Woda Seat (not part of the gmina): Lubin |
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