Lubawskie

Lubawskie is a Polish toponymic term meaning "of Lubawa" and is used to refer to things associated with the town of Lubawa in northern Poland. The name Lubawa is itself the source of the adjective, and the suffix -skie is a common part of Polish place-name formation used to describe geographic or administrative relations.

Geography and usage: In contemporary usage, Lubawskie is not the name of an independent administrative unit. Instead, it appears in historical descriptions and in compound names of locales, estates, or parishes linked to Lubawa. The town of Lubawa is located in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Iława County, and serves as the seat of Gmina Lubawa.

History: The Lubawa area centers on a medieval town and its surroundings. Over the centuries the region was part of various states, including periods of Prussian and German administration before becoming part of Poland after World War II. The region is characterized by the lakes and forests typical of the Warmian-Masurian landscape.

See also: Lubawa; Lubawski (surname); Polish toponymy.