Cibórz, Lubusz Voivodeship
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 | |
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Settlement | |
 Psychiatric hospital in Cibórz | |
  Cibórz | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′N 15°24′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 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
- "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- 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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