S?ubice

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Słubice is a town in the Lubusz Voivodship, Poland. Located on the Oder river, directly opposite the city of Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany. As of the 2001 census, the town had a total population of 16,909.

The town was previously located in the Gorzow Wielkopolski Voivodship (1975-1998), it is currently the capital of Słubice County.

Until 1945 the city was part of Germany. It was a district of Frankfurt, known as the Dammvorstadt.

Słubice was the setting for the 2003 film Distant Lights as well as for scenes in the 2002 film Grill Point.

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Given its proximity to Germany, the town is an important transport hub and is closely linked to its German sister city. Słubice shares many of its urban amenities with Frankfurt (Oder) and both towns collaborate on various projects such as the Wastewater Treatment Plant that was created for the needs of both towns in Słubice or the extension of some of the Viadrina European University's departments on the Polish side of the border. Furthermore, Słubice is part of a special Słubice-Kostrzyn Economic Zone.

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