Łubiana

Łubiana [wuˈbjana] (German: Lubianen; Kashubian: Łubianô) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kościerzyna, within Kościerzyna County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Kościerzyna and 58 km (36 mi) south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.

Łubiana
Village
Aerial view of Łubiana
Łubiana
Łubiana
Coordinates: 54°6′N 17°52′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
CountyKościerzyna
GminaGmina Kościerzyna
Elevation
145 m (476 ft)
Population
(approx.)
2,500
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The village has an approximate population of 2,500.

Łubiana was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), Łubiana was one of the sites of executions of Poles, carried out by the Germans in 1939 as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[3]

The Catholic church of Saint Maximilian Kolbe is located in Łubiana.

Sports

The local football club is Ceramik Łubiana.[4] It competes in the lower leagues.

Transport

There is a train station in the village.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Marian Biskup, Andrzej Tomczak, Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w., Toruń, 1955, p. 110, 112 (in Polish)
  3. The Pomeranian Crime 1939, IPN, Warsaw, 2018, p. 43
  4. "Ceramik Łubiana - strona klubu" (in Polish). Retrieved 26 July 2020.



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