The area was made into a Polish customs post in 1606.
One day in spring, the customs post was attacked by a party of men from the hills.
Newer findings, however, show that this building was only ever used as a customs post.
The customs post was seasonal and operated in the summer months only.
There was still a suspicion of foreigners here at the customs post.
In this period the line employed around 12,000 men and maintained 1,727 customs posts.
I tell you, if a helicopter had come down at that customs post, there would have been no stopping me.
Only goods, not people, are checked now at customs posts.
There are no longer any operational customs posts along either side of the border.
From the 1930s the town had a customs post and a telephone station.
