Dobra, Łobez County Explained

Dobra
Pushpin Map:Poland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Łobez
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Dobra
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Krzysztof Wrzesień
Area Total Km2:2.32
Population As Of:31 December 2021[1]
Population Total:2215
Population Density Km2:auto
Coordinates:53.5833°N 15.3056°W
Elevation Min M:72
Elevation Max M:92
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:72-210
Area Code:+48 91
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ZLO
Blank Name Sec2:Voivodeship roads
Website:http://www.dobragmina.pl

Dobra (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.

History

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Local Data Bank. 2022-07-30. Statistics Poland. Data for territorial unit 3218014.
  2. Web site: Historia Dobrej, Gmina Dobra. July 17, 2019. Polish.