Dobrocin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Dobrocin (disambiguation).
Dobrocin
Village
Dobrocin

Location of Dobrocin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°43′54″N 16°42′06″E / 50.73167°N 16.70167°E / 50.73167; 16.70167Coordinates: 50°43′54″N 16°42′06″E / 50.73167°N 16.70167°E / 50.73167; 16.70167
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Dzierżoniów
Gmina Dzierżoniów
Population 800

Dobrocin [dɔˈbrɔt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierżoniów, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) east of Dzierżoniów, and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 the village was in Germany and known as Güttmannsdorf. 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.

The village has a population of 800.

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