Lubiąż
Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lubiąż ([ˈlubjɔ̃ʂ]) (German: Leubus) is a village (former city) on the east bank of the Odra (Oder) River, in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Wołów, and 42 kilometres (26 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Lubiąż | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°16′N 16°29′E | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
County | Wołów |
Gmina | Wołów |
Population (2006) | 2,300 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 56-110 |
Area code | +48 71 |
Car Plates | DWL |
Voivodeship roads |
The village is mainly known for its large abbey. The Abbey was built by the Benedictines in 1150, and occupied by Cistercians in 1163 until 1810.[1] Built over centuries, the abbey – the largest Cistercian abbey in the world – is rated in the highest class ("0") of landmarks of world's cultural heritage. Lubiąż is also known in Poland for its regional psychiatric hospital.