Łupawa

Łupawa
Village
Łupawa
Coordinates: 54°25′7″N 17°24′51″E / 54.41861°N 17.41417°E / 54.41861; 17.41417
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Słupsk County
Gmina Potęgowo
Population 730

Łupawa [wuˈpava] (Kashubian: Łëpôwô; formerly German Lupow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Potęgowo, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies in the valley of the river Łupawa, approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Potęgowo, 26 km (16 mi) east of Słupsk, and 80 km (50 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 730.

The place was first mentioned in 1282. From the 15th until the 18th century Łupawa enjoyed some importance as it was situated on the road from Szczecin to Gdańsk. In 1689 Łupawa was chartered as a town.

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Coordinates: 54°25′7″N 17°24′51″E / 54.41861°N 17.41417°E / 54.41861; 17.41417


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