Lubomierz

For other places with the same name, see Lubomierz.

Lubomierz
Catholic Church of Saint Mary
Coat of arms
Lubomierz
Coordinates: 51°1′N 15°31′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Lwówek Śląski
Gmina	Lubomierz
Area
• Total	8.05 km^2 (3.11 sq mi)
Population  (2019-06-30[1])
• Total	1,979
• Density	250/km^2 (640/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	DLW
Website	http://www.lubomierz.pl

Lubomierz [luˈbɔmʲɛʂ] is a town in Lwówek Śląski County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Lubomierz. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) south-west of Lwówek Śląski, and 108 kilometres (67 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

As of 2019, the town has a population of 1,979.

History

Plac Wolności (Freedom Square)

It was granted town rights by Duke Bolko I the Strict in 1291, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland.[2] Defensive town walls were built that same year.[3] It was a private church town of the monastery of the Benedictine nuns until secularization in 1810.[2][3] Five annual fairs were held in the town in the late 19th century.[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1843 1,602 —     1871 1,852 +15.6% 1880 1,634 −11.8% 1890 1,573 −3.7% 1900 1,573 +0.0% 1910 1,600 +1.7%	Year Pop. ±% 1925 1,582 −1.1% 1939 1,664 +5.2% 1950 1,285 −22.8% 1960 1,540 +19.8% 2010 1,838 +19.4%
Source: [4][5]

Notable people

• Hieronymus Vietor (ca. 1480–1546/1547), printer and publisher

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Lubomierz.

References

1. "Population. Size and structure and vital statistics in Poland by territorial division in 2019. As of 30th June". stat.gov.pl. Statistics Poland. 2019-10-15. Retrieved 2020-02-14.
2. Orzechowski, Kazimierz; Przybytek, Dariusz; Ptak, Marian (2008). Dolny Śląsk. Podziały terytorialne od X do XX wieku (in Polish). Wrocław. p. 174. ISBN 978-83-923255-5-0.
3. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom V (in Polish). Warszawa. 1884. p. 221.
4. Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 27.
5. Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.