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# Lubawa

A settlement in Poland.

## English name

**Lubawa** — Current official Polish Latin-script name, retained in English with its local spelling; no Cyrillic romanization is required.

Other forms in use:

- **Löbau** — German historical name used in English Prussian history; ambiguous with the town in Saxony.
- **Löbau in Westpreußen** — Qualified German historical name distinguishing this town from Saxon Löbau.
- **Loebau** — German oe typography of Löbau, used where umlauts are unavailable.
- **Lūbawa** — Old Prussian form quoted in English historical reference material.
- **Lobau** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Löbau for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Lobau in Westpreussen** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Löbau in Westpreußen for English retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## French name

**Lubawa** — Same form as in English; retained in French reference usage, without a separate French exonym.

Other forms in use:

- **Löbau** — German historical name relevant to French Prussian history; ambiguous with Saxon Löbau.
- **Löbau-en-Prusse-Occidentale** — Partly translated French historical form, seen especially in names of the former Prussian administrative district.
- **Löbau in Westpreußen** — Full German historical form retained in French references.
- **Lobau** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Löbau for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Lobau-en-Prusse-Occidentale** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Löbau-en-Prusse-Occidentale for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.
- **Lobau in Westpreussen** — Diacritic-free typing or indexing form of Löbau in Westpreußen for French retrieval; not a separate official name. Independent prose frequency is unverified.

## About

Lubawa is a town on the Sandela River in northern Poland's Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Its surviving churches and town defences reflect its history as a seat of the bishops of Chełmno.

## Notes

Reference pages checked 2026-11-15: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubawa ; https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lubawa.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q987188](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q987188) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/lubawa/?format=json)


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