Lubomia [luˈbɔmja] is a village and the seat of Gmina Lubomia, Wodzisław County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland near the Czech border. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of Wodzisław Śląski and 56 km (35 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Lubomia | |
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Village | |
 Saint Mary Magdalene Church | |
  Lubomia | |
| Coordinates: 50°02′N 18°18′E / 50.033°N 18.300°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Wodzisław |
| Gmina | Lubomia |
| First mentioned | 1303 |
| Population (2021)[1] | 3,701 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 44-360 |
| Car plates | SWD |
| Website | http://www.lubomia.pl/ |
Within its borders, it contains the Wielikąt Nature Reserve, an Important Bird Area, as well as part of the Natura 2000 Network.
History
editThe earliest signs of settlement in the area come from the neolithic period. Between the 7th and 9th Centuries, there appeared to exist a village, a gord and other traces of the Golensizi tribe. The tribe abandoned the gord around 874-855.[2]
Lubomia was first mentioned in 1303, was owned by the Reiswitz Noble Family from 1572 onwards, then got sold to Prince Karl Franz Leopold Bernhard Lichnowsky in 1730.
Twin towns
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Horní Suchá (Sucha Górna)
People
edit- Mariusz Pawełek, Polish footballer
- Franciszek Smuda, Polish football manager
References
edit- ^ "GUS - Bank Danych Lokalnych".
- ^ "Grodzisko, Lubomia - Zabytek.pl" (in Polish). 2018-01-31. Archived from the original on 2018-01-31. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
External links
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- (in Polish) Official Gmina Lubomia website
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