Dębno

Dębno () is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in western Poland. It is the seat of Gmina Dębno. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,443. Data for territorial unit 3210034.

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.

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, but eventually the Luxembourgs sold it to the Teutonic Order, which remained in power until 1454.

During World War II, the German administration operated a subcamp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in the town.

List of Mayors Source:https://debno.pl/strona/burmistrzowie-debna

NameTerm of office Took office Left office Time in office 1. Roman Stryjewski 12 June 1990 21 October 1993 2. Piotr Wojewoda 22 October 1993 17 November 1993 3. Danuta Leśniak-Chanecka 18 November 1993 28 April 1994 4. Janusz Kotas 17 July 1994 2 October 1995 5. Andrzej Brzozowski 2 October 1995 21 November 1995 6. Ryszard Święcicki 21 November 1995 18 November 2002 7. Piotr Ryszard Downar 19 November 2002 22 November 2018 8. Grzegorz Kulbicki 22 November 2018 7 May 2024 9. Wojciech Czepułkowski 7 May 2024 Incumbent

Timeline since 1990

Notable residents Franz Alexander von Kleist (1769–1797), poet Franz Hilgendorf (1839–1904), zoologist and paleontologist Friedrich W. K. Müller (1863–1930), German scholar of oriental cultures and languages Arthur Hübner (1885–1937) a German philologist, researched German literature from the Middle Ages Antoni Dobrowolski (1904–2012) a Polish educator and the oldest known survivor of Auschwitz Joanna Szarawaga (born 1994) a Polish handballer for GTPR Gdynia and the Polish national team

International relations

Dębno signed partnership agreements with: Strausberg, Germany (1978) Renkum, Netherlands (1990) Tczew, Poland (2000) Terezín, Czech Republic (2003) Nowy Tomyśl, Poland (2010) Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland (2022) Postomino, Poland (2022)

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