Dębno

For other places with the same name, see Dębno (disambiguation).

Dębno
Dębno
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Myślibórz
Gmina	Dębno
Area
• Total	19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi)
Population  (2006)
• Total	13,903
• Density	710/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Postal code	74-400
Website	http://www.debno.pl/

Dębno [ˈdɛmbnɔ] (German: Neudamm) is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 13,863 (2004). The Dębno oil field is located near to the town.

The area was populated by Slavic peoples since the 6th century and invaded by Saxons immediately after the invasion and annexion of the Catholic Duchy of Kopnik. The castle of Dębno belonged to the House of Odrowąż.

Dębno is known for hosting the oldest marathon in Poland (since 1969), one of the five marathons included in the Crown of Polish Marathons, along with marathons in Kraków, Poznań, Warsaw and Wrocław.

Notable residents

• Franz Alexander von Kleist (1769-1797), poet
• Franz Hilgendorf (1839–1904), zoologist and paleontologist
• Friedrich W. K. Müller (1863–1930), scientist

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns — sister cities

Dębno is twinned with:

• Strausberg - Germany (1978)
• Terezín - Czech Republic

See also

• Coat of arms of Dębno

External links

• Official town webpage
• Jewish Community in Dębno on Virtual Shtetl