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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Dębno

Population
  
13,903 (2006)

County
  
Myślibórz

Postal code
  
74-400

Area
  
19.5 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 12:27 AM

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Weather
  
5°C, Wind S at 13 km/h, 88% Humidity

Voivodeship
  
West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Dębno [ˈdɛmbnɔ] (German: Neudamm) is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 13,863 (2004). The Dębno oil field is near to the town.

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Map of Debno, Poland

The area was populated by Slavic peoples since the 6th century and invaded by Saxons immediately after the invasion and annexion of the Catholic Duchy of Kopnik. The castle of Dębno belonged to the House of Odrowąż.

Dębno is known for hosting the oldest marathon in Poland (since 1969), one of the five marathons included in the Crown of Polish Marathons, along with marathons in Kraków, Poznań, Warsaw and Wrocław.

Notable residents

  • Franz Alexander von Kleist (1769-1797), poet
  • Franz Hilgendorf (1839–1904), zoologist and paleontologist
  • Friedrich W. K. Müller (1863–1930), scientist
  • Twin towns — sister cities

    Dębno is twinned with:

  • Strausberg - Germany (1978)
  • Terezín - Czech Republic
  • Renkum - Netherlands
  • References

    Dębno Wikipedia