Dobrzyca, Wałcz County Explained

Dobrzyca
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wałcz
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Wałcz
Coordinates:53.3997°N 16.4103°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Population Total:130
Registration Plate:ZWA

Dobrzyca (German: Döberitzfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wałcz, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 16km (10miles) north of Wałcz and 1220NaN0 east of the regional capital Szczecin.

History

The territory became a part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century. Dobrzyca was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Wałcz County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[2]

During World War II, on 5–8 February 1945, it was the site of a battle, in which Polish troops defeated the Germans.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal). 2008-06-01. Polish.
  2. Book: . Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany. 2017. pl. Warsaw. Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. 1a.