Three photographs of Neu Bentschen (Zbąszynek) before the end of the Second World War.

A photographic picture postcard of a school in Neu Bentschen / Zbaszynek in the 1930s.

Neu Bentschen in to Zbaszynek.

After the Second World War, and following on from the westward shift of the border of Poland, Neu Bentschen was named Zbąszynek, and became part of Poland.

Another photograph of the same school building on Hindenburg Place, Neu Bentschen, c.1936.

Zbaszynek today

Zbąszynek is a small town with a population of just under 5,000. It is part of the province of Lubuskie (Lebus in German), western Poland.

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