Lubowidz, Pomeranian Voivodeship Explained

See also: Lubowidz, Masovian Voivodeship.

Lubowidz
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Lębork
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Nowa Wieś Lęborska
Coordinates:54.5425°N 17.8136°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:393
Timezone1:CEST
Timezone Dst:CET

Lubowidz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska, within Lębork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6km (04miles) east of Nowa Wieś Lęborska, 50NaN0 east of Lębork, and 570NaN0 west of the regional capital Gdańsk.

The village has been documented since 1400, first as Lubovese (meaning "Lubo's Meadow"), then in 1455 as Luggewiese. The Polish wording of the name in the form Lubowidze appears in 1686. The Geographical Dictionary of the Kingdom of Poland from 1884 mentions the village "Ługi" aka "Luggewiese".

A cemetery of the Wielbark culture dating from the 1st to the 2nd century AD was discovered near the village. The first chronological phase of this culture was named after the place.

For details of the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . Polish.