Dobra, Łobez County

Place in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

Coat of arms

53°35′0″N 15°18′20″E / 53.58333°N 15.30556°E / 53.58333; 15.30556Country

PolandVoivodeshipWest PomeranianCountyŁobezGminaDobraGovernment

• MayorKrzysztof WrzesieńArea

• Total2.32 km² (0.90 sq mi)Highest elevation

92 m (302 ft)Lowest elevation

72 m (236 ft)Population

(31 December 2021^[1])

• Total2,215 • Density950/km² (2,500/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

72-210

Area code+48 91Car platesZLOVoivodeship roads

Websitehttp://www.dobragmina.pl

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]

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

^ ^a ^b "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2022-07-30. Data for territorial unit 3218014.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Historia Dobrej, Gmina Dobra" (in Polish). Retrieved July 17, 2019.