Guben

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Guben

Total population

17,655

Coordinates51.95°, 14.72°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Guben 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 by the Oder–Neisse line in 1945.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

C

Czesław Fiedorowicz

Polish politician

Barbara Jaracz

Polish chess player

Siegfried Valentin

German middle-distance runner

B

Bruno Zeschke

German politician (1881-1967)

C

Christian August Bähr

German writer

C

Conrad von Kleist

German politician and jurist (1839-1900)

K

Karl Gander

German teacher

K

Krystyna Pieczulis

Polish athletics competitor

M

Martin Sasse

German landesbischof (1890-1942)

M

Michał Janota

Polish footballer

R

Richard Schmidt

German politician (1864–1948)

G

Günther Konopacki

German officer and Knight's Cross recipient (1921–1987)

S

Salomo Liscow

German clergyman and hymn writer

J

Jan Zakrzewski

Polish athletics competitor (born 1970)

Krzysztof Gierczyński

Polish volleyball player

Alicja Boncol

Polish singer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Brandenburg

• Klein Gastrose - Mały Gósćeraz
  4 mi away
• Coschen
  4.8 mi away
• Bomsdorf
  6.9 mi away
• Wellmitz
  8 mi away
• Ratzdorf
  8.3 mi away
• Göhlen
  8.8 mi away
• Ossendorf
  10.1 mi away
• Henzendorf
  10.5 mi away
• Jänschwalde - Janšojce
  11.1 mi away · pop. 2,807
• Diehlo
  13.4 mi away
• Klein Muckrow
  14 mi away
• Peitz - Picnjo
  14.4 mi away · pop. 4,449

Browse all places in Brandenburg →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Guben

"Russenlager"

Andreas Peter · 2017

"Zum Landrat nicht geeignet"

Torsten Hartisch · 2022

Landkreis Spree-Neisse

Dieter Hübener · 2012

Jüdisches im Grünen

Judith Kessler · 2007

Lebensbilder brandenburgischer Archivare und Historiker

F. Beck · 2013

Nationalsozialistische Euthanasieverbrechen und Einrichtungen der Inneren Mission

Harald Jenner · 1997

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Knot Grass Moth

Acronicta rumicis

Seen 2026-10-16

European Hornet

Vespa crabro

Seen 2026-09-21

Larch Bolete

Suillus grevillei

Seen 2026-09-12

Black Tar Spot

Rhytisma acerinum

Seen 2026-09-12

Taphrina farlowii

Taphrina farlowii

Seen 2026-09-12

Pale Brittlestem

Candolleomyces candolleanus

Seen 2026-09-12

bolete mould

Hypomyces chrysospermus

Seen 2026-09-12

King Bolete

Boletus edulis

Seen 2026-09-12

Blushing Wood Mushroom

Agaricus sylvaticus

Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers