Kostrzyn is a small town on the
present day German / Polish border. Unfortunately, as most of Kostrzyn
was in German times known as a fortress city most of the town was
destroyed during the fierce fighting at the end of the second world
war. The economy of the town is one centred on German visitors coming
to the Kostrzyn for cheap cigarettes, petrol, food and the 'night-life'.
The centre of Kostrzyn is today dominated by petrol stations and some
of the ugliest looking shopping centres and supermarket constructions
on this planet. Other 'attractions' include a large MacDonalds; an
open-air market selling everything from bootleg CDs to fake designer
label clothing; and a number of nightclubs which are nothing more than
thinly veiled brothels. Along the course of the river Odra
(Oder), which now
forms the border between Germany and Poland, there is a Swedish-owned
paper mill, which provides work for several hundred residents of the
town. Kostrzyn now hosts an equally huge annual music festival known
as 'Woodstock' during the summer months.
Polish name: Kostrzyn nad
Odrą
German
Name:
Custrin / Cuestrin / Kustrin,
Brandenburg / Neumark
Province: Lubuskie
Nearest City: Gorzow
Nearby Villages and Towns:
Bogdaniec; Chwarszczany;
Cychry; Dabroszyn;
Debno;
Krzeszyce;
Lemierzyce;
Sarbinowo; Slonsk; Mieszkowice;
Osno Lubuskie; Witnica
Local Attractions: forests;
numerous lakes; Slonsk
Bird Reserve; Knights Templar Chapel
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