Łubowice, Silesian Voivodeship
Łubowice is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rudnik, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is known as the birthplace of the German Romantic poet Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff. Geography It is situated in the historic Upper Silesia region, in the southeastern part of the Silesian Lowlands on the higher left bank of the Oder river, approximately north-east of Rudnik, north of Racibórz, and west of the regional capital Katowice. History Archaeological findings denote a fortress possibly already existed at the site during the era of the Lusatian culture from the 9th century to the 6th century BC. In the 10th century the area became part of the emerging Polish state under the Piast dynasty. The settlement of Łubowice in the Upper Silesian Duchy of Racibórz was first mentioned in 1376 AD, when the duchy was held by the Czech Přemyslid dynasty under the suzerainty of the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. In 1521, it came back under the rule of the Piast dynasty and was integrated with the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz. In 1532, it was incorporated to the Bohemian (Czech) Crown, and in 1645 it returned to Polish rule under the House