Dobra, Łobez County

Dobra [ˈdɔbra] (German: Daber), also known as Dobra Nowogardzka, is a town in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,046 inhabitants (2004).

Dobra
Town center with the Saint Clare church and the town hall
Coat of arms
Dobra
Dobra
Coordinates: 53°35′0″N 15°18′20″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyŁobez
GminaDobra
Area
  Total2.32 km2 (0.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total2,028
  Density870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
72-210
Area code(s)+48 91
Car platesZLO
Websitehttp://www.dobragmina.pl

History

Castle ruins

In the Middle Ages a Slavic gród existed in present-day Dobra.[1] 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,[1] 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.[1] In 1895, a narrow-gauge railway was built, connecting the town with Stargard.[1]

Until 1945 the area was part of Germany. Following the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II the German population was expelled and replaced by Poles.

References

  1. "Historia Dobrej, Gmina Dobra" (in Polish). Retrieved July 17, 2019.


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