Lubań, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Lubań [ˈlubaɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Karczma, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Nowa Karczma, 12 km (7 mi) east of Kościerzyna, and 42 km (26 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the historic region of Pomerania.

Lubań
Village
Saint John Paul II church in Lubań
Saint John Paul II church in Lubań
Lubań is located in Poland
Lubań
Lubań
Coordinates: 54°7′13″N 18°9′44″E / 54.12028°N 18.16222°E / 54.12028; 18.16222
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKościerzyna
GminaNowa Karczma
Population
 (2022)
1,007
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83-422
Area code+48 58
Vehicle registrationGKS
Voivodeship roads

History

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During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Lubań was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] In 1939, the Germans also carried out expulsions of Poles.[3] Local Polish teachers were murdered in the Dachau concentration camp.[4]

Notable residents

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References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 42.
  3. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 50. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
  4. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 181.