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OSiR Stadium In Słubice
The SOSiR Stadium ''(pol. Stadion SOSiR)'' (locally known as the ''Lubusz Stadium'' ''(pol. Stadion Lubuski)'' or Polonia Stadium ''(pol. Stadion Polonii)'') is a multi-purpose stadium in Słubice, Poland, home of the football club Polonia Słubice. It is located just east of the Oder river close to the German border. Building work on the complex employing Russian Empire, Russian prisoners of war commenced in spring of 1914, when present-day Słubice was still part of German Frankfurt (Oder), but due to the effects of World War I wasn't completed until 1927. Despite its name and contrary to common belief, the Olympic Stadium (originally named ''Ostmarkstadion'') was not built for the 1936 Summer Olympics. With the implementation of the Oder–Neisse line, the area passed to the People's Republic of Poland, Republic of Poland in 1945. The stadium underwent a complete refurbishment in 2003. It now counts as one of the oldest List of football stadiums in Poland, stadia in Poland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Słubice
Słubice () is a border town in the Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. Located on the Oder river, it lies directly opposite the city of Frankfurt (Oder) in Germany, which it was a part of as ''Dammvorstadt'' until 1945. As of 2019, the town had a population of 16,705, with an urban agglomeration of Słubice-Frankfurt counting 85,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of Słubice County and the administrative seat of the Gmina Słubice. It is part of the historical region of Lubusz Land. History The name is a modern Polish version of ''Zliwitz'', a West Slavic settlement east of the Brandendamm causeway across the Oder, mentioned in Frankfurt's city charter of 1253. Until 1249 it was part of the Polish Lubusz Land, which since 1138 in different periods formed part of the Greater Polish or Silesian provinces of then fragmented Poland. In 1225 ''Zliwitz'' was granted staple rights by Henry the Bearded. The Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg had purchased the Lubusz Land from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
