Łobez

Łobez
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Łobez
Coordinates: 53°38′N 15°37′E / 53.633°N 15.617°ECoordinates: 53°38′N 15°37′E / 53.633°N 15.617°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Łobez County
Gmina	Gmina Łobez
Town rights	1295
Government
• Mayor	Piotr Ćwikła
Area
• Total	12.84 km^2 (4.96 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	10,409
• Density	810/km^2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	73-150
Area code(s)	+48 91
Car plates	ZLO
Website	www.lobez.pl

Łobez [ˈwɔbɛs] (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). Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

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 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

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

External links

• Official town webpage
• Forced laborer justifies municipality partnership between Lobez (Poland) and Affing (Germany) - (German site)
• Łobez night - You Tube
• Tourist Information