Gębice, Krosno Odrzańskie County Explained

Gębice
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Lubusz
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Krosno Odrzańskie
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Gubin
Coordinates:51.8667°N 63°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:FKR

Gębice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Gubin, within Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland, close to the German border.[1] It lies approximately 12km (07miles) south-east of Gubin, 270NaN0 south-west of Krosno Odrzańskie, and 480NaN0 west of Zielona Góra.

During World War II, in 1939, Nazi Germany established and operated a temporary prisoner-of-war camp for Poles in the village.[2] Also Polish civilians and clergy were held in the camp, including Maximilian Kolbe, Franciscan friar and saint of the Catholic Church,[2] later killed in the Auschwitz concentration camp. In October 1939, there were over 25,000 prisoners in the camp, which was infamous for its terrible conditions, and prisoners were subjected to tortures and starvation.[2] There is a memorial to the victims.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.
  2. Web site: Obóz internowania i jeniecki Stalag III B Amtitz (Gębice). Polska.travel. 7 September 2020. Polish.