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Łobez
Łobez (; ) is a town on the river Rega (river), Rega in northwestern Poland, within the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is the capital of Łobez County, and has a population of 10,066 (2019). The name The name Łobez comes from the Old Polish language, Old Polish ''łobuzie'' (meaning "bushes"). History In the 12th century Łobez was a Slavic gród, stronghold located within Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385), Poland and after the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies within the House of Griffin, Griffin-ruled Duchy of Pomerania until its dissolution in 1637. Łobez was first mentioned in a document from 1271, according to which a knight named Borcke, Borko, who was also the Castellan of nearby Kołobrzeg, was the owner of the town. By 1275 Łobez received town rights. A castle was built in the 13th century. During World War II, the Germans operated two Forced labour under German rule during World War II, forced labour subcamps of the Stalag II-D German prisoner-of-wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gmina Łobez
__NOTOC__ Gmina Łobez is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Łobez, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Szczecin. The gmina covers an area of , As of 2014 its total population is 14,345 (out of which the population of Łobez amounts to 10,440, and the population of the rural part of the gmina is 3,905). Villages Apart from the town of Łobez, Gmina Łobez contains the villages and settlements of Bełczna, Bonin, Budziszcze, Byszewo, Dalno, Dobieszewo, Grabowo, Karwowo, Klępnica, Kołdrąb, Łobżany, Meszne, Niegrzebia, Polakowo, Pomorzany, Poradz, Prusinowo, Przyborze, Rożnowo Łobeskie, Rynowo, Rynowo-Kolonia, Suliszewice, Tarnowo, Trzeszczyna, Unimie, Worowo, Wysiedle, Zachełmie, Zagórzyce, Zajezierze, Zakrzyce and Zdzisławice. Neighbouring gminas Gmina Łobez is bordered by the gminas of Brzeżno, Drawsko Pomors ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łobez County
__NOTOC__ Łobez County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. Its administrative seat and largest town is Łobez, which lies east of the regional capital Szczecin. The county contains three other towns: Resko, north-west of Łobez, Węgorzyno, south of Łobez, and Dobra, west of Łobez. A Łobez County existed prior to the abolition of the powiats in 1975. When they were reintroduced in the Polish local government reforms of 1999, there was initially no Łobez County. The present-day county was created later, in 2002, out of parts of Gryfice County, Goleniów County and Stargard County (to which Łobez itself had belonged). The county covers an area of . As of 2006 its total population is 38,232, out of which the population of Łobez is 10,617, that of Resko is 4,377, that of Węgorzyno is 3,011, that of Dobra is 2,028, and the rural population is 18,199. Neighbouring counties Łobez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals , and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people. It was established on 1 January 1999, out of the former Szczecin Voivodeship (1975–1998), Szczecin and Koszalin Voivodeship (1975–1998), Koszalin Voivodeships and parts of Gorzów Voivodeship, Gorzów, Piła Voivodeship, Piła and Słupsk Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the Germany, German States of Germany, federal-states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and Brandenburg to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north.Ustawa z dnia 24 lipca 1998 r. o wprowadzeniu zasadniczego trójstopniowego podziału terytorialnego państwa (Dz.U. z 1998 r. nr 96, poz. 603). Geography and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Puchstein
Otto Puchstein (6 July 1856, Labes – 9 March 1911, Berlin) was a German classical archaeologist. From 1875 to 1879 he studied philology, classical archaeology and Egyptology at the University of Strasbourg, where his instructors included Adolf Michaelis, Rudolf Schöll and Johannes Dümichen. Later on, via a grant from the German Archaeological Institute (DAI), he conducted studies of ancient sculptures in Alexandria and Cairo (1881–1883). In 1883, on behalf of the Prussian Academy of Sciences, with Carl Humann and Felix von Luschan, he took part in an expedition to Nemrud Dagi, where he visited the tomb of Antiochus I Theos of Commagene.Puchstein, Otto @ NDB/ADB Deutsche Biographie In 1889 he received his habilitation in Berlin. With [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rega (river)
The Rega is a river in north-western Poland, flowing into the Baltic Sea. It is the country's 24th longest river, with a total length of 188 km and a catchment area of 2,767 km2. , p. 85-86 Towns The following towns are situated on the Rega:Tributaries The following rivers are tributaries of the Rega: * Brzeźnicka Węgorza *[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Polish Car Number Plates
Vehicle registration plates of Poland indicate the region of registration of the vehicle given the number plate. Law According to Polish law, the registration plate is tied to the vehicle, not the owner. There is no possibility for the owner to keep the licence number for use on a different car, even if it's a cherished registration. The licence plates are issued by the powiat (county) of the vehicle owner's registered address of residence, in the case of a natural person. If it is owned by a legal person, the place of registration is determined by the person's address. Vehicles leased under operating leases and many de facto finance leases will be registered at the address of the lessor. When a vehicle changes hands, the new owner must apply for new vehicle registration document bearing their name and registered address. The new owner may obtain a new licence plate although it is not necessary. In such a situation the licence plates are usually carried over to the new owne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Affing
Affing is a municipality near () Augsburg in Aichach-Friedberg district, in Swabia - Bavaria, southern Germany. The municipality covers an area of . Of the total population of 5,140, 2,591 are male, 2,248 are female, and 301 are of indeterminate status (Dec 31, 2003). The population density of the community is . ''Districts (villages) of the municipality Affing:'' Affing with Iglbach, Anwalting, Aulzhausen, Bergen, Frechholzhausen, Gebenhofen, Haunswies, Katzenthal, Miedering, Mühlhausen, Pfaffenzell. In May 2015 a tornado devastated Affing, causing severe damage. '''', published: 14 May 2015, accessed: 23 May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the world's countries participated, with many nations mobilising all resources in pursuit of total war. Tanks in World War II, Tanks and Air warfare of World War II, aircraft played major roles, enabling the strategic bombing of cities and delivery of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, first and only nuclear weapons ever used in war. World War II is the List of wars by death toll, deadliest conflict in history, causing World War II casualties, the death of 70 to 85 million people, more than half of whom were civilians. Millions died in genocides, including the Holocaust, and by massacres, starvation, and disease. After the Allied victory, Allied-occupied Germany, Germany, Allied-occupied Austria, Austria, Occupation of Japan, Japan, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forced Labour Under German Rule During World War II
The use of Slavery, slave and forced labour in Nazi Germany () and throughout German-occupied Europe during World War II took place on an unprecedented scale. It was a vital part of the Economics of fascism#Political economy of Nazi Germany, German economic exploitation of conquered territories. It also contributed to the mass extermination of populations in occupied Europe. The Germans abducted approximately 12million people from almost twenty European countries; about two thirds came from Central Europe and Eastern Europe.Part1 an Part 2 . Many workers died as a result ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stalag II-D
Stalag II-D Stargard (American named, "Camp #86") was a World War II German Army (Wehrmacht), German Army German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II, prisoner-of-war camp located near Stargard, Pomerania. It housed Polish people, Polish, Americans, American, French people, French, Dutch people, Dutch, Belgians, Belgian, Serbs, Serbian, Soviet Union, Soviet, Italians, Italian and Canadians, Canadian prisoners of war, and Polish civilians. Camp history The camp was established as a temporary camp Dulag L on a military training ground in September 1939 to detain Polish people, Polish soldiers and civilians taken prisoner during the German Invasion of Poland, September 1939 offensive, which started World War II. For the first few months they lived in the open or in tents during a very cold winter, while they built the wooden and brick huts for the permanent camp. In October 1939 the Dulag L camp was transformed into the Stalag II-D camp. Polish military officers were imprisoned in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Prisoner-of-war Camps In World War II
Nazi Germany operated around 1,000 prisoner-of-war camps () during World War II (1939-1945). The most common types of camps were Oflag, Oflags ("Officer camp") and Stalag, Stalags ("Base camp" – for enlisted personnel POW camps), although other less common types existed as well. Legal background German Reich, Germany signed the Third Geneva Convention of 1929, which established norms relating to the treatment of prisoners of war. * Article 10 required PoWs be lodged in adequately heated and lighted buildings where conditions were the same as for German troops. * Articles 27-32 detailed the conditions of labour. Enlisted ranks were required to perform whatever labour they were asked if able to do, so long as it was not dangerous and did not support the German war-effort. Senior non-commissioned officers (sergeants and above) were required to work only in a supervisory role. Commissioned officers were not required to work, although they could volunteer. The work performed was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
