Lubichowo [lubiˈxɔvɔ] (German: Liebichau) is a village in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lubichowo.[1] It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Starogard Gdański and 58 km (36 mi) south of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within historic region of Pomerania.
Lubichowo | |
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Lubichowo Lubichowo | |
| Coordinates: 53°52′4″N 18°23′56″E | |
| Country | |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Starogard |
| Gmina | Lubichowo |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,052 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The village has a population of 2,052.
An old church of Saint James is located in Lubichowo.
Lubichowo was a royal village of the Polish Crown, administratively located in the Tczew County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship.[2]
During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on October 20, 1939, the Germans murdered local Polish teachers in the Szpęgawski Forest (see Intelligenzaktion).[3] Also several Polish families were expelled from the village in 1942.[4]
Florian Białka [pl] (1918–1940), Catholic professed cleric, murdered by the Germans in the Gusen concentration camp, considered one of the 108 Blessed Polish Martyrs of World War II, was born in the village.[5]
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