Gubin

Gubin is a town in Krosno Odrzańskie County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in southwestern Poland. It is the administrative seat of the rural Gmina Gubin, though not part of it.Gubin is located on the right bank of the Lusatian Neisse river, at the border with Germany. The rail and road border crossings are connected with the German town of Guben, of which Gubin was the central and eastern part until the division of the city by the Oder–Neisse line in 1945.GeographyGubin is situated in the Polish part of the historic Lower Lusatia region, at the confluence of the Neisse and Lubsza rivers. It is located on the national road 31 operating as an orbital road for Gubin. It starts at the border crossing with Guben, runs to Krosno Odrzańskie and the regional capital Zielona Góra, and further leads to the national road 5 that connects Wrocław and Poznań. Gubin also has a railway border crossing on the line from Guben to Zbąszyń.The municipal area of Gubin comprises 20.68 km² of which 61% is used for agricultural purposes and 5% is used for forest uses. The city takes up 1.49% of the area of the Krosno Odrzańskie County.