Łupawa | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Słupsk |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Potęgowo |
Coordinates: | 54.4186°N 17.4142°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Population Total: | 730 |
Established Title: | Chartered |
Established Date: | 1689 |
Łupawa (de|Lupow)[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Potęgowo, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies in the valley of the river Łupawa, approximately 9km (06miles) south-west of Potęgowo, 260NaN0 east of Słupsk, and 800NaN0 west of the regional capital Gdańsk.
The settlement was first mentioned in 1282. From the 15th until the 18th century Łupawa enjoyed some importance as it was situated on the road from Szczecin to Gdańsk. In 1689 Łupawa was incorporated as a town.