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WORTH SEEING

There are many places worth seeing in the municipality of Gubin. One of them is a XIV century town hall, which has been the principal office of the local authorities for years. During the WWII the town hall was badly damaged. Its renovation took almost 10 years. Since 1986 the western wing of the building holds the Municipal Public Library, the Pedagogical Library and the Gubin Community Centre.

One of the grand buildings in Gubin is its ruins of the parish church.  The building was erected in a Romanesque style. The first mentions about the building are dated on 1324. During the WWII the church was almost completely destroyed. As it was not restored in the following years, it was secured as a permanent ruin in the 1970s.

In the area of the Gubin Forest District, in Chlebowo, there is a historic church of St. Joseph the Betrothed built in XIII century. The church was renovated many times. In 1900 the church tower was pulled down as there was a danger of its collapse. In the collection of the church, one may see a painting depicting St. Joseph with Baby Jesus and the bust of Heavenly Mother of Rokitno. In 1947 the church was converted from Protestant to Roman Catholic.

In Sękowice, in the area of the Gubin Forest District, there is an Evangelical church, which was converted to Roman Catholic church of the Holy Family The building in the shape of octagon was built in the second half of XVII century.  The church possesses historic Renaissance tombstones, a Baroque altar and a baptismal font from the second half of XVII century.

In Gubinone can see the remains of the town walls from the turn of   XIV and XV century. Together with three gates, the walls were a part of a powerful defence complex. The Round Keep of the Ostrów Gate (Cylindryczna Baszta Bramy Ostrowskiej) is one of the most characteristic buildings in Gubin.