Dobra, Łobez County

For other places with the same name, see Dobra.
Dobra
Town center with the Saint Clare church and the town hall
Town center with the Saint Clare church and the town hall
Coat of arms of Dobra
Coat of arms
Dobra is located in Poland
Dobra
Dobra
Coordinates: 53°35′0″N 15°18′20″E / 53.58333°N 15.30556°E / 53.58333; 15.30556
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyŁobez
GminaDobra
Town rightsbefore 1331
Government
 • MayorKrzysztof Wrzesień
Area
 • Total
2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Highest elevation
92 m (302 ft)
Lowest elevation
72 m (236 ft)
Population
 (31 December 2021[1])
 • Total
2,215
 • Density955/km2 (2,470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
72-210
Area code+48 91
Vehicle registrationZLO
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.dobragmina.pl

Dobra [ˈdɔbra] (German: Daber), also known as Dobra Nowogardzka, is a town in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland.[2] It has 2,215 inhabitants as of December 2021.[1]

History

Castle ruins

In the Middle Ages, a Slavic gród existed in present-day Dobra.[3] The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967.[4] It was granted town rights before 1331.[5] In the 13th and 14th centuries, a castle was built, later rebuilt in the 16th century,[3] and heavily damaged between the 17th and 19th centuries. In 1647, due to a plague epidemic, the population of Dobra dropped from over 600 to only 48 inhabitants.[3]

From the 18th century, Dobra was part of Prussia, and from 1871 it was part of the German Empire. In 1895, a narrow-gauge railway was built, connecting the town with Stargard.[3] Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II and under the terms of the Potsdam Agreement, the town became again part of Poland.

Demographics

  • The oldest preserved townhouse in Dobra[3]
    The oldest preserved townhouse in Dobra[3]
  • Old timber-framed house
    Old timber-framed house
  • Saint Clare church
    Saint Clare church
  • Library
    Library

References

  1. ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-07-30. Data for territorial unit 3218014.
  2. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  3. ^ a b c d e "Historia Dobrej, Gmina Dobra" (in Polish). Retrieved July 17, 2019.
  4. ^ Labuda, Gerard (1993). "Chrystianizacja Pomorza (X–XIII stulecie)". Studia Gdańskie (in Polish). Vol. IX. Gdańsk-Oliwa. p. 47.
  5. ^ Krzysztofik, Robert (2007). Lokacje miejskie na obszarze Polski. Dokumentacja geograficzno-historyczna (in Polish). Katowice: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego. pp. 28–29. ISBN 978-83-226-1616-1.
  6. ^ Dokumentacja Geograficzna (in Polish). Vol. 3/4. Warszawa: Instytut Geografii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1967. p. 10.
  7. ^ Stan i struktura ludności oraz ruch naturalny w przekroju terytorialnym w 2010 r. (PDF) (in Polish). Warszawa: Główny Urząd Statystyczny. 2011. p. 109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2011.
allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dobra,_%C5%81obez_County