Lubuczewo [lubuˈt͡ʂɛvɔ] (German: Lübzow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Słupsk, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Słupsk and 104 km (65 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Lubuczewo
Village
Lubuczewo is located in Poland
Lubuczewo
Lubuczewo
Coordinates: 54°32′N 17°4′E / 54.533°N 17.067°E / 54.533; 17.067
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountySłupsk
GminaSłupsk
Population
466

The village was the home of the von Braunschweig, one of whom Eberhard, though a member of the anti-Nazi resistance was murdered by Red Army troops in March 1945.[3]

Before 1945 the area of Farther Pomerania, where the village is located, was part of Germany.[4][5] After the end of World War II the region was granted to Poland and the German inhabitants were expelled.

References

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  1. ^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Beevor, A (2002) Berlin The Downfall 1945, Penguin, pp. 123-4. ISBN 0670886955
  4. ^ Karl-Heinz Pagel: Der Landkreis Stolp in Pommern. Lübeck 1989. p. 780 (Download Description of village Lübzow, in German)
  5. ^ Ludwig Wilhelm Brüggemann: Ausführliche Beschreibung des gegenwärtigen Zustandes des Königlich-Preußischen Herzogtums Vor- und Hinterpommern. Part II, Vol. 2, Stettin 1784, p. 980, no. 82

See also

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History of Pomerania Pomeranian Voivodeship