Dobrocinek, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Dobrocinek [dɔbrɔˈt͡ɕinɛk] (German: Klein Güttmannsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierżoniów, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) south-east of Dzierżoniów, and 63 km (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Dobrocinek
Village
Dobrocinek
Location of Dobrocinek, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates: 50°37′42″N 16°37′20″E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLower Silesian
CountyDzierżoniów
GminaDzierżoniów

Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

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