Lubowidz, Pomeranian Voivodeship
Lubowidz [luˈbɔvit͡s] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Nowa Wieś Lęborska, within Lębork County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) east of Nowa Wieś Lęborska, 5 km (3 mi) east of Lębork, and 57 km (35 mi) west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
Lubowidz | |
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Village | |
  Lubowidz | |
| Coordinates: 54°32′33″N 17°48′49″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Lębork |
| Gmina | Nowa Wieś Lęborska |
| Population | 393 |
| Time zone | CEST |
| • Summer (DST) | CET |
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.
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