Łeba

Łeba (, ; ) is a seaside town in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland. It is located in the region of Gdańsk Pomerania (Pomerelia), near Łebsko Lake and the mouth of the river Łeba on the Slovincian Coast of the Baltic Sea.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Łeba
Settlement.image_skyline: Łeba-hotel Neptun.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Neptun hotel
Settlement.image_flag: POL Łeba flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Łeba COA 1.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Pomeranian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Lębork
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Łeba (urban gmina)
Settlement.established_title: First mentioned
Settlement.established_date: 1282
Settlement.established_title2: Town rights
Settlement.established_date2: 1357
Settlement.area_total_km2: 14.8

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==History== thumb|left|190px|Aerial view of Łeba The Pomerelian settlement of Łeba was first mentioned in a 1282 document of Mestwin II, Duke of Pomerania. At that time the village was located about two kilometers () west from the present mouth of the Łeba River. The church of St. Nicholas was mentioned in 1296. Łeba was part of fragmented Poland until 1309, when it was annexed by the Teutonic Order after their takeover of Gdańsk. Łeba received municipal rights by the State of the Teutonic Order in 1357. Located at the Łebsko Lake at the Baltic Sea, it developed to a fishing port and a wood marketplace.

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