THE HISTORY AND THE CULTURE OF

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The town in the West Pomeranian Province, in the district Myślibórz. In 1975-1998 years the city from an administrative point of view belonged to the Gorzów Wielkopolski Province. It is located by the River Kosa and Lipowo Lake.

DĘBNO

Dębno is located 23 kilometres from Myślibórz and 36 kilometres from Gorzów Wielkopolski

LOCATION

In the far past it was a village of Slav origins. From 1232 Dębno was a possession of Templars. In those days the prince of Poland - Władysław Odonic gave them the village Chwarszczany with 1000 cornfields ( 15-17 thousand ha) between Odra ,Myśla and Warta river.

History

It’s time to show you the culture of our city. Even if Dębno is small, during the year we have a lot of attractions. Everyone will find something to yourself !The runners can take part in marathon, the dancers can be active in DOK , and nature lovers can go to the forests which are around our town. People , who just want to have a good time should come to our Dębno Culture Center.

CULTURE

First marathon in Dębno was held 22nd April 1966. The track was 21.5km long. Only a dozen of participants took part in that edition. However, the popularity of this event became higher and 3 years later in Dębno were held Polish championships in running. The distance was 42,195km. In the years 1991-1998 marathon wasn’t organized. It came back in 1999 and it we still can enjoy it. Today marathon is spring tradition.

MARATHON

The Days of Dębno are a special occasion for inhabitians of the town. This event takes place in August. During 3 days we can take part in concerts , see cabarets or martial arts. This is also unique occasion for young talents. They can sing , play instruments or dance at the big stage. There are also many competitions, for example : the choice of the most beautiful dog and the fashion show.

THE DAYS OF DĘBNO

The Dębno Culture Center is a place place ,where everyone can find interesting activities. There are plenty of different classes, for example: dance, art, music. Many theaters and cabarets are invited here. We can learn singing, drawing or forming sculptures from clay. Even small children can take part in the variety of activities.

DOK

The next place, which promotes culture in Dębno is The Public Library. There is a large collection of books. Every year in our library are organized meetings with former residents of Dębno – Germans, historical and art exhibitons, meetings with writers. Our library is the publisher of the newspaper called „Merkuriusz Dębnowski.”

The Public Library

In Dębno we have many occasions to contact with nature.We have beautiful forests and lakes around. One of them is lake named Duszatyń. It is located in the middle of the forest. It attracts people its great views and safe bicycle path.There are playground , tables and banches and special place for bonfire.Animal lovers can admire different types of brids.

The Nature in Dębno

Another place is the parish of St. Peter and Paul's in Dębno.In the oratory near the church are organized games for children, camps and day camps in summer. Kids have an occasion to meet with peers, play tennis or ball. Camps and day camps might be an interesting place to spend time.

The Church

The place where inhabitians of Dębno can spend evenings is „Giso” club. Here are held discos and concerts of popular Polish music stars. In „Giso” we can organize banquets, parties and exhibitions . The club cooperates with schools, preparing discos only for particular teenagers.

„Giso” Club

Before Christmas the atmosphere in Dębno warms Santa Claus from Holland with his helpers. He has a realistic costume and a fantastic beard. All day are distributed toys and sweets. Kids from schools and kindergartens perform song and poems for Santa Claus.

The Dutch Santa Claus

The important event in Dębno is The Drama Triad. It is organized every year and lasts 3 days. At the festival play amateurs and professionals. We can watch several performances with different topics. The actors are really talented. The audience can take part in artistic workshops and listen to concerts.

The Drama Triad

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