Łobez
Łobez | |
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 Independence Street | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Łobez County |
| Gmina | Gmina Łobez |
| Town rights | 1295 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Piotr Ćwikła |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.84 km2 (4.96 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 10,409 |
| • Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 73-150 |
| Area code | +48 91 |
| Car plates | ZLO |
| Website | www |
Łobez [ˈwɔbɛs] (German: Labes; Kashubian: Łobéz) is a town in Poland, in West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łobez County, and has a population of 10,409 (2015).[1]
Łobez lies upon the Rega river.
The name
The name Łobez comes from the Old Polish łobuzie (meaning "bushes").
History
Łobez was first mentioned in a document from 1271, according to which a knight named Borko was the owner of the city. In 1295, Łobez received rights as a city. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (Province of Pomerania). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.
Demographics
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Mayors
| 1632 – Carsten Beleke | 1809 – Johann Georg Falck | |
| 1670 – Bernd Bublich | 1823–1840 – Johann Friedrich Rosenow | |
| 1700 – Paul Belecke | 1842–1844 – Adolf Ludwig Ritter (privremeno) | |
| 1702 – Theele | 1844–1845 – Albert Wilhelm Rizky | |
| 1723 – F. C. Hackebeck | 1846–1852 – Heinich Ludwig Gotthilf Hasenjäger | |
| 1734 – F. W. Weinholz | prije 1859. Hasenjaeger | |
| 1736 – Schulze | 1852–1864 – Carl Albert Alexander Schüz | |
| 1732 – Hackenberken | 1921 – Willi Kieckbusch | |
| 1745 – M. C. Frize | 1945 – Hackelberg, Teofil Fiutowski, Stefan Nowak, Feliks Mielczarek | |
| 1746 – Johann Friedrich Thym | 1946 – Władysław Śmiełowski | |
| 1752 – Johann Gottsried Severin | 1948 – Tadeusz Klimski | |
| 1753? – J. F. von Flige | 1949 – Ignacy Łepkowski | |
| 1757 – Johann Friedrich Thym | 1972-1990 Zbigniew Con | |
| 1757 – Heller | 1990–94 Marek Romejko | |
| 1767 – Gottlieb Timm | 1994–1998 Jan Szafran | |
| 1775 – Johann Gottfried Severin | 1998–2002 Halina Szymańska | |
| 1790 – Jahncke | 2002–2006 Marek Romejko | |
| 1805 – Heinrich (?) Falck | 2006–2014 Ryszard Sola | |
| 1806 – Zuther (drugi dan 1712) | 2014 Piotr Ćwikła | |
| 1806 – Nemitz |
Notable residents
- Franz Andreas von Borcke (1693–1766), Prussian general
- Ferdinand Nemitz (1805–1886), German jurist and politician
- Felix Genzmer (1856–1929), German architect
- Otto Puchstein (1856–1911), German archaeologist
- Walter Goehtz (1878–1946), German politician
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Łobez is twinned with:
Affing (Germany - Bavaria), since 1997
Guča (Serbia), since 2010
Kėdainiai (Lithuania), since 2002
Paikuse (Estonia), since 2003
Svalöv (Sweden), since 2000- Wiek (Germany), since 2008
Istra - (Russia), since 2011
Bibliography
- Adam Kogut, Anna Dargiewicz, Barbara Smolska Nazarek: Gmina i miasto Łobez. przewodnik turystyczny / Gemeinde und Stadt Łobez. Reiseführer / Łobez commune and town. Tourist guidebook. Polish - German - English, 64 p., 2001, ISBN 83-7208-020-8 .
- Gmina Łobez (Hrsg.): Łobez. pictures from past to present, Polish - German - English, 82 p., 2004, ISBN 83-917628-5-8 .
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Łobez.
- Official town webpage
- Forced laborer justifies municipality partnership between Lobez (Poland) and Affing (Germany) - (German site)
- Łobez night - You Tube
- Tourist Information
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