Cibórz, Lubusz Voivodeship
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Cibórz | |
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Settlement | |
 Psychiatric hospital in Cibórz | |
  Cibórz | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′N 15°24′E / 52.133°N 15.400°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lubusz |
| County | Świebodzin |
| Gmina | Skąpe |
| Population | 968 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | FSW |
Cibórz [ˈt͡ɕibuʂ] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Skąpe, within Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Skąpe, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Świebodzin, and 23 km (14 mi) north of Zielona Góra. It is situated on the shore of Lake Ciborze.
Cibórz is the location of the largest psychiatric hospital in the Lubusz Voivodeship.
During World War II, the Germans operated the Oflag III-B prisoner-of-war camp for Belgian officers in the settlement.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
- ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 234–235. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
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