Głubczyce
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Reconstructed town hall and a plague column on main square
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 Głubczyce
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| Coordinates: 50°12′4″N 17°49′29″E / 50.20111°N 17.82472°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Opole | |
| County | Głubczyce County | |
| Gmina | Gmina Głubczyce | |
| Established | 12th century | |
| Town rights | 1270 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Adam Krupa | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 12,759 | |
| • Density | 1,017.5/km2 (2,635/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 48-100 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 77 | |
| Car plates | OGL | |
| Website | www.glubczyce.pl | |
Głubczyce [ɡwupˈt͡ʂɨt͡sɛ] (Czech: Hlubčice or sparsely Glubčice, German: Leobschütz, Silesian German: Lischwitz) is a town in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is located approximately 62 km (39 miles) from Opole, and just northwest of Ostrava. It is part of Opole Voivodeship, and is the seat of Głubczyce County.
Głubczyce is located on the Głubczyce Plateau (Polish: Płaskowyż Głubczycki; a part of the Silesian Lowlands) on the Psina/Cyna River (left tributary of the Oder River).
The town was historically mentioned for the first time in 1107. At the time, it was a small Moravian village, named Glubcici, and was dominated by a large wooden castle. The town stood on the right bank of the Psina River, which from 1137 on formed the border between Moravia (then part of Duchy of Bohemia) and Silesia (then part of Duchy of Poland). The exact date of the city's founding is unknown, but it is traceable, back to 1224, that the city is also Lubschicz, a settlement founded by king Ottokar I. However, the town was destroyed by invading Mongolian hordes. During the city's rebuilding, the left bank of the Psina was also settled, and in 1270, city rights were granted to the town by Ottokar II.
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