Lubrza, Lubusz Voivodeship

See also: Lubrza, Opole Voivodeship

Lubrza
Village
Lubrza
Coordinates: 52°18′20″N 15°26′34″E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lubusz
County	Świebodzin
Gmina	Lubrza
First mentioned	1246
Population  (2019)
• Total	1,078
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	FSW
Website	http://www.lubrza.pl

Lubrza [ˈlubʐa] is a village in Świebodzin County, Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Lubrza.[1] It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Świebodzin, 41 km (25 mi) north of Zielona Góra, and 50 km (31 mi) south of Gorzów Wielkopolski. It is located between the Goszcza and Lubrza lakes.

History

The oldest mention of the village comes from 1246, when it was granted to a Cistercian monastery from nearby Gościkowo by Bodzenta, son of Janusz, in thanks for ransoming him from German captivity,[2] however, a portion of the village remained a noble possession, as in 1276, it was partially owned by castellan of Zbąszyń Wojciech of Dryja, thanks to whose efforts Lubrza obtained town rights.[3] By 1302, it was the seat of a wójt within the Duchy of Głogów.[3] In the 14th century, the Dryja family built a tower castle.[3] In 1322, the remaining part of Lubrza was sold to the Gościkowo-Paradyż abbey.[3] In 1383 the town obtained the right to hold a market.[3] In 1546, the abbot of the Gościkowo-Paradyż monastery was kidnapped by the Brandenburgers during a return journey from Lubrza to Gościkowo, and then imprisoned near Cottbus (Chóśebuz) for several weeks.[2] In 1613, annual fairs were established.[3] In 1810, the settlement was secularized and ceased to be a church property.[3]

Five Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[4] The town was partly destroyed during the war in 1945.[3] There is a preserved military bunker and military weir from World War II in Lubrza.[3]

Notable residents

• Alexander Tietze (1864–1927), German surgeon

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1886. pp. 855–856.
3. Lubuskie po drodze. Świat militariów i fortyfikacji (in Polish). Zielona Góra. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-83-8009-168-9.
4. Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 72. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.