Górzyca, Lubusz Voivodeship
Górzyca | ||
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Village | ||
Country Poland | | |
Voivodeship | Lubusz | |
County | Słubice | |
Gmina | Górzyca | |
Population | ||
• Total | 2,000 |
Górzyca [ɡuˈʐɨt͡sa] is a village on the Oder river in Słubice County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border at Reitwein. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Górzyca.[1] It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of Słubice and 49 km (30 mi) south-west of Gorzów Wielkopolski.
History
The settlement in
Fürstenwalde Cathedral
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Then part of the Brandenburgian Protestant margrave John of Brandenburg-Küstrin had the relic removed and the chapel was demolished by the citizens of nearby Drossen. Destroyed by a blaze in 1757, Göritz and its church were rebuilt by the Prussian authorities; it received town privileges in 1808.
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