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Lubin (Polish: [ˈlubin] ⓘ; German: Lüben, Silesian: Lubin) is a city in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the administrative 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. As of 2021, the city had a total population of 70,815.[1]
Geography
Lubin is situated on the Zimnica river in the Lower Silesian historical region, about 71 kilometres (44 miles) northwest of Wrocław and 20 km (12 miles) north of Legnica.
The city is one of the major industrial locations in Lower Silesia, with the headquarters of the third-largest Polish corporation, the KGHM Polska Miedź mining company.
History
The area of Lubin lies midway between the main settlements of two West Slavic
According to legend the Polish
The New City of what is today Lubin was probably founded in the 1280s under the rule of Duke
From 1348 Lubin Castle served as the residence of the
In the late 15th century the Lubin parish church was rebuilt in its present-day
Conquered in the
During
In 1957 Jan Wyżykowski discovered and in 1959 documented in Lubin the largest copper ore deposits in Europe and one of the largest in the world. Soon copper mines were built and the KGHM company was established.
From 1975 to 1998 it belonged to the former Legnica Voivodeship. In 1982 the city saw significant demonstrations against the martial law declared by the Communist regime, which were put down by its death squads, resulting in the murder of three people.[4][5]
Education
- Uczelnia Zawodowa Zagłębia Miedziowego
- I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Mikołaja Kopernika w Lubinie
- II Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Lubinie
- Technikum nr 1 im. Bolesława Krupińskiego w Lubinie
Sports
- Zagłębie Lubin – men's football team playing in the Ekstraklasa (top division) as of season 2022–23, Polish Champions in seasons 1990-91 and 2006-07.
- Zagłębie Lubin – men's handball team playing in the Polish Superliga (top division) as of season 2022–23, Polish Champions in season 2006–07.
- Zagłębie Lubin – women's handball team playing in the Women's Superliga (top division) as of season 2022–23, Polish Champions in seasons 2010–11, 2020–21 and 2021–22.
- Cuprum Lubin – men's volleyball team playing in the PlusLiga (top division) as of season 2022–23.
Transport
Major roads running through Lubin:
- Expressway S3 (highway), part of the European route E65 – Lubawka-Legnica-Lubin-Zielona Góra-Gorzów Wielkopolski-Szczecin-Świnoujście
- National road 36 – Rawicz-Lubin-Prochowice
Lubin has an international
Public transport:
- Lubin currently has free public transport within the city, with the main busses running approximately every 20 minutes.
- Lubin also has the PKS station which offers affordable coach type buses. These buses run between several other cities such as Wrocław, Legnica.
Currently the city has a newly built train station which offers connection to many locations across the country.
Notable people
- William I of Württemberg (1781–1864), the second King of Württemberg from 1816 until his death, was born in Lüben, where his father Frederick I served as a commander in the Prussian Army
- Dieter Collin (1893–1918), World War I flying ace
- Gerd von Tresckow (1899–1944), Wehrmacht officer, resistance fighter 20 July plot, elder brother of Henning von Tresckow
- Rudolf von Gersdorff(1905–1980), Wehrmacht officer, one of the few German military anti-Hitler plotters to survive the war
- Peter Schumann (born 1934), founder of the Bread and Puppet Theater
- Tadeusz Maćkała (born 1962), politician
- Kasia Wilk (born 1982), musician
- Mariusz Jurkiewicz (born 1982), handball player
- Natalia Czerwonka (born 1988), speed skater
- Arkadiusz Woźniak (born 1990), football player
- Adrian Błąd (born 1991), football player
- Filip Jagiełło (born 1997), football player
- Joseph Lubin (born 1964), entrepreneur
Twin towns – sister cities
- Rhein-Lahn (district), Germany
Gallery
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GothicGłogów Tower (Baszta Głogowska)
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Gothic Our Lady of Częstochowa church, 15th century
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Tympanum at the castle's chapel, c.1349
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Cuprum Arena Shopping Center
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Sacred Heart church
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Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
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Old guardhouse
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Post office
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Technical school
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Wedding Palace
References
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 15 August 2022. Data for territorial unit 0211011.
- ^ "X Niederschlesien" (in German). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ Lubin's history
- ^ "Lubin 1982 - wydarzenia z 31 sierpnia 1982, stan wojenny, fotografie - Solidarność, historia współczesna, historia stanu wojennego, ZOMO, milicja, podziemie, władza ludowa, demonstracja, opozycja, Michał Adamowicz, Andrzej Trajkowski, Mieczysławie Poźniak, ofiary". Archived from the original on 2010-07-29. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
- ^ Defiance in the Streets – TIME
- ^ "Partnerschaft mit Lubin / Lüben". rhein-lahn-kreis.de (in German). Rhein-Lahn-Kreis. Retrieved 2020-03-02.