Szubin
Szubin | |
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Aerial view of Szubin | |
| Coordinates: 53°1′N 17°45′E / 53.017°N 17.750°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| County | Nakło |
| Gmina | Szubin |
| First mentioned | 1365 |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.65 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,333 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 89-200 |
| Vehicle registration | CNA |
| Highways | |
| Voivodeship roads | |
| Website | http://www.szubin.pl |
Szubin ([ˈʂubin]) is a town in Nakło County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, located southwest of Bydgoszcz. It has a population of around 9,333 (as of 2010). It is located on the Gąsawka River in the ethnocultural region of Pałuki.
A small town in the Pałuki subregion of historical Greater Poland, founded in the Middle Ages, it became more known for being the site of German-operated prisoner-of-war camps for Allied soldiers and officers of various nationalities during the German occupation of Poland in World War II, chiefly Polish, French, British and American.