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Kostrzyn nad Odrą
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Kostrzyn nad Odrą is located in Poland
Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Kostrzyn nad Odrą
Coordinates: 52°35′18″N 14°40′0″E / 52.58833°N 14.66667°E / 52.58833; 14.66667
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lubusz
County Gorzów
Gmina Kostrzyn nad Odrą (urban gmina)
Established 13th century
Town rights 1300
Government
 • Mayor Andrzej Kunt
Area
 • Total 46.17 km2 (17.83 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 19,952
 • Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 66-470
Area code(s) +48 95
Car plates FGW
Climate Cfb
Website Official website

Kostrzyn nad Odrą /ˈkɒst.ʃɪn næd ˈɒdrəm/ (Polish pronunciation: [ˈkɔst.ʂɨn ˌnad ˈɔdrɔ̃]; German: Küstrin [kʏsˈtʁiːn]) is a town in Gorzów County, Lubusz Voivodeship in western Poland, close to the border with Germany.

The town is situated within the historic Neumark (Nowa Marchia) region at the confluence of the Oder and Warta rivers, on the western rim of the extended Warta mires. The town centre is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Szczecin.

Until the end of World War II and the implementation of the Oder–Neisse line in 1945, the muncipal area also comprised the Küstrin-Kietz suburb on the west bank of the Oder river, which today is part of the German Küstriner Vorland municipality. The former town centre, the Küstrin fortress located on the headland between the Oder and Warta rivers, was destroyed in the war and not rebuilt. Today Kostrzyn's central area is located around Kostrzyn railway station east of the Warta mouth.


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