Lubiąż
Lubiąż | |
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Village | |
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Lubiąż | |
| Coordinates: 51°16′N 16°29′E / 51.267°N 16.483°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wołów |
| Gmina | Wołów |
| Population (2006) | 2,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 56-110 |
| Area code | +48 71 |
| Car Plates | DWL |
| Voivodeship roads | |
Lubiąż ([ˈlubjɔ̃ʂ], German: Leubus) is a village (former town) on the east bank of the Odra (Oder) River, in the administrative district of Gmina Wołów, within Wołów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.
The village is mainly known for its large abbey. The Abbey was built by the Benedictines in 1150, and occupied by Cistercians in 1163 until 1810. Built over centuries, the abbey – the largest Cistercian abbey in the world – is rated in the highest class ("0") of landmarks of world's cultural heritage. Lubiąż is also known in Poland for its regional psychiatric hospital.