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Before 1945 Küstrin (also spelled Cüstrin, ) was a town in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 on the river Oder. After 1945 a new border was established along the Oder-Neisse line
Oder-Neisse line

The Oder-Neisse line was drawn in the aftermath of World War II as the eastern border of Germany and the western border of Poland. The line is formed primarily by the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, and meets the Baltic Sea west of the seaport cities of Szczecin and Swinoujscie ....
, and the city was divided between Germany and Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
.

Historically, Küstrin is significant as the site of the imprisonment of Frederick the Great
Frederick II of Prussia

Frederick II was a monarch of Kingdom of Prussia from the House of Hohenzollern. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was Frederick IV of Margraviate of Brandenburg....
 by his father, Frederick William I
Frederick William I of Prussia

Frederick William I of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death. He is popularly known as "the Soldier-King" ....
, in September of 1730. After his plans for fleeing Prussia were discovered, Frederick was locked in Küstrin Tower, and ordered to watch the execution of his friend from his cell window.






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Before 1945 Küstrin (also spelled Cüstrin, ) was a town in Germany
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 on the river Oder. After 1945 a new border was established along the Oder-Neisse line
Oder-Neisse line

The Oder-Neisse line was drawn in the aftermath of World War II as the eastern border of Germany and the western border of Poland. The line is formed primarily by the Oder and Lusatian Neisse rivers, and meets the Baltic Sea west of the seaport cities of Szczecin and Swinoujscie ....
, and the city was divided between Germany and Poland
Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
.

Historically, Küstrin is significant as the site of the imprisonment of Frederick the Great
Frederick II of Prussia

Frederick II was a monarch of Kingdom of Prussia from the House of Hohenzollern. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was Frederick IV of Margraviate of Brandenburg....
 by his father, Frederick William I
Frederick William I of Prussia

Frederick William I of the House of Hohenzollern, was the King in Prussia and Elector of Brandenburg from 1713 until his death. He is popularly known as "the Soldier-King" ....
, in September of 1730. After his plans for fleeing Prussia were discovered, Frederick was locked in Küstrin Tower, and ordered to watch the execution of his friend from his cell window. After his release from the prison, Frederick's father ordered him to stay on in Küstrin to learn the details of rural and city administration from the officials of the town.

Information related to the town can be found in the following articles:

  • Kostrzyn nad Odra
    Kostrzyn nad Odra

    Kostrzyn nad Odra [] is a town in western Poland, at the confluence of the Oder and Warta rivers, on the border with Germany. Located in the Lubusz Voivodeship, in Gorz?w County, it had 19,952 inhabitants as of 2007....
     - town in Poland, with 19,952 inhabitants (2007). It contains within its boundaries most of the area of pre-1945 Küstrin,
  • Küstriner Vorland
    Küstriner Vorland

    K?striner Vorland is a Municipalities of Germany in the district M?rkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany....
     - a municipality on the German side of the river Oder, with 2,953 inhabitants (2005). It contains within its borders the settlement Küstrin-Kietz
    Küstrin-Kietz

    K?strin-Kietz is a small village located in the Germany province of Brandenburg. It is now part of the municipality of K?striner Vorland. Before World War II the village was a part of the town of K?strin, now Kostrzyn nad Odra, Poland....
    , which was a suburb of Küstrin before 1945,
  • Küstrin Fortress - built in and around the town to take advantage of its strategic location, the fortress saw very heavy fighting in 1945. As a result, the Old Town section of Küstrin enclosed by its walls was completely destroyed and has not been rebuilt.