- Łobez
Infobox Settlement
name = Łobez
image_shield = POL Łobez COA.svg
pushpin_
pushpin_label_position = bottom
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = POL
subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship
subdivision_name1 = West Pomeranian
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 =Łobez County
subdivision_type3 =Gmina
subdivision_name3 =Gmina Łobez
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Ryszard Sola
established_title = Town rights
established_date = 1295
area_total_km2 = 11.75
population_as_of = 2006
population_total = 10617
population_density_km2 = auto
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +2
latd = 53 | latm = 38 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 15 | longm = 37 | longs = | longEW = E
postal_code_type = Postal code
postal_code = 73-150
area_code = +48 91
website = http://www.lobez.pl
blank_name = Car plates
blank_info = ZLO Łobez [IPA-pl|'|ł|o|b|e|s] ( _de. Labes) is a town inPoland , inWest Pomeranian Voivodeship . It is the capital ofŁobez County . Population is 10,657 (2005 ).Łobez lies on the
Rega river.The name
The name Łobez comes from the Old Polish "łobuzie" (meaning "bushes").
History
Łobez was mentioned firstly in a document from
1271 . According to that, the Borko knight was the owner of the city. In1295 Łobez has got the rights as a city.Partner cities
* ), since 1997
* ), since 2002
* ), since 2003
* ), since 2000Bibliography
* 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, ISBN 83-7208-020-8 .
* Gmina Łobez (Hrsg.): "Łobez". pictures from past to present, Polish - German - English, 82 p., 2004, ISBN 83-917628-5-8 .References
External links
* [http://www.lobez.pl/ Official town webpage]
* [http://mapa.szukacz.pl/?x=276080&y=646410&m=%a3obez&w=zachodniopomorskie&p=%b3obeski&g=%a3obez&z=3 Map, via mapa.szukacz.pl]
* [http://www.grabler.de/aulzhausen/polen/polen.htm Forced laborer justifies municipality partnership between Lobez (Poland) and Affing (Germany)] - (German site)
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