Lubań, Pomeranian Voivodeship
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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.
History
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
- Hellmuth Böhlke (1893–1956), Wehrmacht general
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ The Pomeranian Crime 1939. Warsaw: IPN. 2018. p. 42.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2009). Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion (in Polish). Warsaw: IPN. p. 181.
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- Będomin
- Grabówko
- Grabowo Kościerskie
- Grabowska Huta
- Guzy
- Horniki
- Horniki Dolne
- Horniki Górne
- Jasionowa Huta
- Jasiowa Huta
- Kamionki
- Liniewko Kościerskie
- Lubań
- Lubieszynek
- Nowe Horniki
- Nowy Barkoczyn
- Olszowy Kiesz
- Rekownica
- Skrzydłówko
- Skrzydłowo
- Śledziowa Huta
- Stary Barkoczyn
- Szatarpy
- Szpon
- Sztofrowa Huta
- Szumleś Królewski
- Szumleś Szlachecki
- Wielki Kamień
- Zielona Wieś
- Zimne Zdroje
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