Dobra, Police County

For other places with the same name, see Dobra.

Dobra
Village
Church
Dobra
Coordinates: 53°29′13″N 14°23′3″E / 53.48694°N 14.38417°E / 53.48694; 14.38417
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Police
Gmina	Dobra
Population	950

Dobra [ˈdɔbra], colloquially Dobra Szczecińska, (formerly German: Daber) is a village in Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dobra.^[1] It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Police and 16 km (10 mi) north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 950.

External links

Jewish Community in Dobra on Virtual Shtetl

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Dobra

Seat	Dobra

Other villages	Bezrzecze Buk Dołuje Grzepnica Kościno Łęgi Mierzyn Płochocin Redlica Rzędziny Skarbimierzyce Sławoszewo Stolec Wąwelnica Wołczkowo

Coordinates: 53°29′13″N 14°23′3″E / 53.48694°N 14.38417°E / 53.48694; 14.38417

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