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Kostrzyn nad Odrą

Also known as Küstrin

Kostrzyn nad Odrą, in German Küstrin, is a town in western Poland where the Warta joins the Oder. Margrave John of Brandenburg-Küstrin made it his capital and a powerful fortress in the 16th century, and in 1730 the young Frederick the Great was imprisoned there. The old town was destroyed in 1945, and the town then became Polish.

Kostrzyn nad Odrą
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Margraviate of Brandenburg-Küstrin

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Kostrzyn nad Odrą. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/kostrzyn-nad-odra
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