Dębno

For other places with the same name, see Dębno (disambiguation).
Dębno
Dębno
Dębno
Flag of Dębno
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Coat of arms of Dębno
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Dębno is located in Poland
Dębno
Dębno
Coordinates: 52°44′N 14°42′E / 52.733°N 14.700°E / 52.733; 14.700
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyMyślibórz
GminaDębno
Town rights1731
Government
 • MayorWojciech Czepułkowski
Area
 • Total
19.51 km2 (7.53 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021[1])
 • Total
13,443
 • Density690/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
74-400
Area code+48 95
Vehicle registrationZMY
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.debno.pl/

Dębno [ˈdɛmbnɔ] (German: Neudamm) is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in western Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,443.[1]

Despite its location in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Dębno is part of the historic Lubusz Land.

Dębno is known for hosting the oldest marathon in Poland (since 1969), one of the five marathons included in the Crown of Polish Marathons, along with marathons in Kraków, Poznań, Warsaw and Wrocław.[2]

The Dębno oil field is located near the town.

History

After the Migration Period, the area was populated by Polish tribes since the 6th century. In the 10th century it became part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I. In 1232 Dębno was granted by Duke Władysław Odonic of the Piast dynasty to the Knights Templar. Later, it was invaded by Saxons immediately after the invasion and annexation of the Catholic Duchy of Kopanica, a Polish fief. The castle of Dębno belonged to the House of Odrowąż. In 1373 the town became part of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown (or Czech Lands), ruled by the Luxembourg dynasty. In 1402, the Luxembourgs reached an agreement with Poland in Kraków. Poland was to buy and re-incorporate the town and the surrounding region,[3] but eventually the Luxembourgs sold it to the Teutonic Order, which remained in power until 1454.

During World War II, the Germans operated a subcamp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in the town.[4]

Notable residents

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Dębno signed partnership agreements with:[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-07-30. Data for territorial unit 3210034.
  2. ^ "Korona Maratonów Polskich 2018: biegi, taktyka, porady - w Runner's World".
  3. ^ Rogalski, Leon (1846). Dzieje Krzyżaków oraz ich stosunki z Polską, Litwą i Prussami, poprzedzone rysem dziejów wojen krzyżowych. Tom II (in Polish). Warszawa. pp. 59–60.
  4. ^ Megargee, Geoffrey P. (2009). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume I. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 1330. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.
  5. ^ "Miasta Partnerskie". debno.pl (in Polish). Dębno. Retrieved 2022-07-30.