Dobra [ˈdɔbra] (German: Daber), also known as Dobra Nowogardzka, is a town in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland, with 2,215 inhabitants as of December 2021.[1]
Dobra | |
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 Town center with the Saint Clare church and the town hall | |
_COA.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Dobra | |
| Coordinates: 53°35′0″N 15°18′20″E / 53.58333°N 15.30556°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Łobez |
| Gmina | Dobra |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Krzysztof 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 |
| • Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 72-210 |
| Area code | +48 91 |
| Car plates | ZLO |
| Voivodeship roads |   |
| Website | http://www.dobragmina.pl |
History edit
In the Middle Ages a Slavic gród existed in present-day Dobra.[2] In the 10th century the area became part of the emerging Polish state under Mieszko I of Poland. It was granted town rights before 1331. In the 13th and 14th centuries a castle was built, rebuilt later in the 16th century,[2] and heavily damaged in the 17th to 19th centuries. In 1647, due to the plague epidemic, the population of Dobra fell from over 600 to 48 people.[2] From the 18th century, it was part of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part of Germany. In 1895, a narrow-gauge railway was built, connecting the town with Stargard.[2] Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II it became again part of Poland.
Gallery edit
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![The oldest preserved townhouse in Dobra[2]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Dobra%2C_dom_-_1.JPG/140px-Dobra%2C_dom_-_1.JPG)
The oldest preserved townhouse in Dobra[2] -
Old timber framed house -
Saint Clare church -
Library
![The oldest preserved townhouse in Dobra[2]](/wiki/File:Dobra,_dom_-_1.JPG)
References edit
- ^ a b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-07-30. Data for territorial unit 3218014.
- ^ a b c d e "Historia Dobrej, Gmina Dobra" (in Polish). Retrieved July 17, 2019.
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