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.

  • The oldest preserved townhouse in Dobra[1]
  • Old timber framed house
  • Saint Clare church
  • Library

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


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