Tuplice
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| Basic data | |||
| State : | Poland | ||
| Voivodeship : | Lebus | ||
| Powiat : | Żarski | ||
| Gmina : | Tuplice | ||
| Geographic location : | 51 ° 41 ′ N , 14 ° 50 ′ E | ||
| Residents : | 1500 (2004) | ||
| Postal code : | 68-219 | ||
| Telephone code : | (+48) 68 | ||
| License plate : | FZA | ||
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| Street : | Droga wojewódzka 294 | ||
| Rail route : | Żary Forest (Lausitz) | ||
| Next international airport : | Poznań | ||
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Tuplice ( German Teuplitz , Upper Sorbian Wjelike Tuplice ) is a village in the powiat Żarski of the Lubusz Voivodeship in Poland . It is the seat of the rural community of the same name with around 3150 inhabitants. The place with around 1500 inhabitants is about 12 kilometers southeast of Forst . Most of the municipality belongs to the Polish part of Niederlausitz .
history
Until 1945 Teuplitz belonged to the Brandenburg district of Sorau . In 1933 the community had 1,381 inhabitants, the number of which rose to 1,409 by 1939. In 1945 the place was partially destroyed. Since 1815 Teuplitz belonged to Prussia . A glassworks and a brickworks were built. The Cottbus - Sorau and Muskau - Sommerfeld railway lines made the town an important rail hub in Lower Lusatia.
After the takeover by the Polish administration, the place lost its importance.
local community
The rural community (gmina wiejska) Tuplice comprises 13 villages with school boards and an area of 65.9 km².
Personalities
- Ernst Theodor Schulze (1859–1919), classical philologist and high school teacher
- Herbert Tzschoppe (* 1927), politician (SED), chairman of the Potsdam district council.
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