Dobra, Łobez County
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]
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Coordinates: 53°35′0″N 15°18′20″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
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
- The oldest preserved townhouse in Dobra[2]
- Old timber framed house
- Saint Clare church
- Library
References
- "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-07-30. Data for territorial unit 3218014.
- "Historia Dobrej, Gmina Dobra" (in Polish). Retrieved July 17, 2019.