Glubczyce
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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 Opole Voivodeship in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the administrative seat of Głubczyce County and Gmina Głubczyce.
Głubczyce is situated on the Głubczyce Plateau (Polish: Płaskowyż Głubczycki; a part of the Silesian Lowlands) on the Psina (Cina) river, a left tributary of the Oder. The town centre is located approximately 62 km (39 miles) south of Opole and just northwest of Ostrava.
The settlement named Glubcici was first mentioned in a 1107 deed. At the time, it was a small village, dominated by a large wooden castle. It stood on the right bank of the Psina River, which according to a 1137 peace treaty between the dukes Soběslav I of Bohemia and Bolesław III of Poland formed the border between the Moravian lands (then ruled by the Bohemian dukes) and the Polish province of Silesia. The exact date of the city foundation is unknown, but it is traceable back to 1224, when the town called Lubschicz held toll rights obtained from the Přemyslid king Ottokar I.
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