Lubań [ˈlubaɲ] (German: Lubahn) 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.
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Coordinates: 54°7′13″N 18°9′44″E | |
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Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
County | Kościerzyna |
Gmina | Nowa Karczma |
Population | 1,000 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 83-422 |
Area code(s) | +48 58 |
Vehicle registration | GKS |
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The village has a population of 1,000.
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]
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