Łobez (; ) is a town on the river Rega in northwestern Poland, within the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łobez County, and has a population of 10,066 (2019).
The name
The name Łobez comes from the Old Polish łobuzie (meaning "bushes").
History
In the 12th century Łobez was a Slavic stronghold located within Poland and after the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies within the Griffin-ruled Duchy of Pomerania until its dissolution in 1637. Łobez was first mentioned in a document from 1271, according to which a knight named Borko, who was also the Castellan of nearby Kołobrzeg, was the owner of the town. By 1275 Łobez received town rights. A castle was built in the 13th century.
During World War II, the Germans operated two forced labour subcamps of the Stalag II-D prisoner-of-war camp in the town.
Demographics
Mayors
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 Szymańska1790 – Jahncke 2002–2006 Marek Romejko 1805 – Heinrich (?) Falck 2006–2014 Ryszard Sola1806 – Zuther (drugi dan 1712) 2014 Piotr Ćwikła1806 – Nemitz
Notable residents Otto Puchstein (1856–1911) a German classical archaeologist
International relations
Łobez is twinned with: Affing, Germany - Bavaria, since 1997 Svalöv, Sweden, since 2000 Kėdainiai, Lithuania, since 2002 Paikuse, Estonia, since 2003 Wiek, Germany, since 2008 Guča, Serbia, since 2010 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, . Gmina Łobez (Hrsg.): Łobez. pictures from past to present, Polish - German - English, 82 p., 2004, .
References
External links
Official town webpage Forced laborer justifies municipality partnership between Lobez (Poland) and Affing (Germany) - (German site) Tourist Information