Cibórz, Lubusz Voivodeship

Settlement in Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland
52°8′N 15°24′E / 52.133°N 15.400°E / 52.133; 15.400Country PolandVoivodeshipLubuszCountyŚwiebodzinGminaSkąpePopulation
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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

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ 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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