Chobienia, Lubin County
Chobienia [ xɔ'bjɛɲa ] ( German Köben an der Oder ) is a village with about 650 inhabitants in the rural community Rudna, powiat Lubiński, in Poland and is part of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
History
Stone Age finds suggest that in the area of the later Köben already 4000 years ago people lived. There a stone ax with shaft hole and a stone ax, a flint knife and a scraper were found. Towards the end of the Stone Age people came from the north, which lived in rectangular huts and Bernstein knew as jewelry. The finds were in 1899 handed over to the National Museum of Prehistory and Early History in Berlin.
The first written mention of the village was Chobena 1238. Around 1300 the Magdeburg Law was already awarded.
After the battle of Kunersdorf 1759 Frederick the Great was staying in Köbener castle. This event, the services to the state, the reforms and the promotion of Bethauskirche were highly recognized in the Köbenern. Frederick the Great granted the Köbenern the construction of an evangelical Bethauskirche, which was completed in 1769. Previously, the services were to be held in the City Hall lobby.
On January 1, 1820, the assignment of Köben from the district Guhrau took place in the district Steinau. On October 1, 1932, the parties Steinau and Wohlau the new Wohlau were merged. In 1932 Köben counted 1500 inhabitants.
On 21 January 1945 the Soviet Army came out with their first vehicles up to the otherworldly or page. Since days arrived refugee treks from Lübchen and other eastern towns on the ferry to, to go to the west side of the Oder. The last remaining Köbener rallied and left with carts or walk the place. Some families were invited by the Soviet soldiers to return to their hometowns. However, many houses were no longer habitable. Also, now Polish militia had occupied the place. The final expulsion took place on 23 October 1946.
The historic Town Hall, the Protestant church and a row of houses on the Oder side were demolished around 1960.
Personalities
- Johann Heermann, German hymn writer; came in 1611 as pastor after Köben; his stay earned him the nickname The singer of Köben
- Paul Kabisch (1857-1927), German journalist