Guben

Guben
Gubin
From top: Klosterkirche
Good Shepherd church
Guben and Lusatian Neisse at night
third row: old town houses
Lusatian Neisse between Gubin and Guben
Location of Guben
Gubin within Spree-Neiße district
Guben
Gubin
Guben
Gubin
Coordinates: 51°57′12″N 14°43′00″E / 51.95333°N 14.71667°E / 51.95333; 14.71667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Subdivisions4 Stadtteile, 5 Ortsteile
Government
  Mayor (201826) Fred Mahro (CDU)
Area
  Total
43.75 km2 (16.89 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
16,023
  Density370/km2 (950/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03172
Dialling codes03561
Vehicle registrationSPN, FOR, GUB, SPB
Websitewww.guben.de

Guben (Polish and Sorbian: Gubin) is a town on the Lusatian Neisse river in Lower Lusatia, in the state of Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. Located in the Spree-Neiße district, Guben has a population of 20,049. It is a divided city on the border between Germany and Poland, having been separated into Guben and Gubin in 1945.