Gubin

A settlement in Poland.

English name

Gubin — Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.

Other forms in use:

• Guben — Historical German name of the undivided town; today also the name of the separate German municipality.
• Guben-Ost — German distinguishing label for the eastern part of the divided town; historical context required.

French name

Gubin — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.

Other forms in use:

• Guben — Historical name of the undivided town in French writing; now usually identifies the municipality across the border.

About

Gubin is a town on the Polish bank of the Lusatian Neisse, opposite Guben in Germany. The border divides what was once a single town, whose ruined main church now stands on the Polish side.

Notes

Do not treat modern German Guben as the same municipality. Input lacks Wikidata and GeoNames IDs; these are left unfilled. Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.

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