Łobez

Łobez
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Łobez
Coordinates: 53°38′N 15°37′E / 53.633°N 15.617°E / 53.633; 15.617Coordinates: 53°38′N 15°37′E / 53.633°N 15.617°E / 53.633; 15.617
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(s) +48 91
Car plates ZLO
Website www.lobez.pl

Łobez [ˈwɔbɛs] ( listen) (German: Labes) 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). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and were replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

Demographics

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Łobez - demography: A - townsfolk, B - women, C - men, D - adults. 31.12.2014 r.[2]

Mayors

City Hall
1632 – Carsten Beleke1809 – Johann Georg Falck
1670 – Bernd Bublich1823–1840 – Johann Friedrich Rosenow
1700 – Paul Belecke1842–1844 – Adolf Ludwig Ritter (privremeno)
1702 – Theele1844–1845 – Albert Wilhelm Rizky
1723 – F. C. Hackebeck1846–1852 – Heinich Ludwig Gotthilf Hasenjäger
1734 – F. W. Weinholzprije 1859. Hasenjaeger
1736 – Schulze1852–1864 – Carl Albert Alexander Schüz
1732 – Hackenberken1921 – Willi Kieckbusch
1745 – M. C. Frize1945 – Hackelberg, Teofil Fiutowski, Stefan Nowak, Feliks Mielczarek
1746 – Johann Friedrich Thym1946 – Władysław Śmiełowski
1752 – Johann Gottsried Severin1948 – Tadeusz Klimski
1753? – J. F. von Flige1949 – Ignacy Łepkowski
1757 – Johann Friedrich Thym1972-1990 Zbigniew Con
1757 – Heller1990–94 Marek Romejko
1767 – Gottlieb Timm1994–1998 Jan Szafran
1775 – Johann Gottfried Severin1998–2002 Halina Szymańska
1790 – Jahncke2002–2006 Marek Romejko
1805 – Heinrich (?) Falck2006–2014 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:

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

  1. ↑ Główny Urząd Statystyczny, dane za rok 2015, stan na 01.01.2015
  2. ↑ BIP Łobez. Stan na 31.12.2014
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