Place:Łupawa, Pomorze, Poland

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NameŁupawa
Alt namesLupowsource: Rand McNally Atlas (1989) I-104
TypeTown
Coordinates54.433°N 17.4°E
Located inPomorze, Poland
Also located inKoszalin, Poland    
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Łupawa (; formerly German Lupow) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Potęgowo, within Słupsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies in the valley of the river Łupawa, approximately south-west of Potęgowo, east of Słupsk, and west of the regional capital Gdańsk. The village has a population of 730.

The place 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 chartered as a town.

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