Golub-Dobrzyń

Golub-Dobrzyń (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɡɔlup ˈdɔbʐɨɲ]) is a town in north-central Poland, located on the Drwęca. It is the capital of Golub-Dobrzyń County in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and has a population of 13,060.

Golub-Dobrzyń
Aerial view of Golub (on the left) and Dobrzyń (on the right) with the Golub Castle in the front
Golub-Dobrzyń
Coordinates: 53°6′N 19°3′E
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipKuyavian-Pomeranian
CountyGolub-Dobrzyń County
GminaGolub-Dobrzyń (urban gmina)
Government
  MayorMariusz Piątkowski
Area
  Total7.50 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)
  Total13,060
  Density1,741/km2 (4,510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
87-400, 87-401
Car platesCGD
Websitewww.golub-dobrzyn.pl

Golub-Dobrzyń was established on May 5, 1951 through merging two neighbouring towns having faced each other across the river Drwęca for centuries, namely Golub located in the Chełmno Land within historical Pomerelia and Dobrzyń located in the Dobrzyń Land within historical Kuyavia.

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