Dobrzyca, Wałcz County

Dobrzyca
Village
Dobrzyca
Coordinates: 53°23′59″N 16°24′37″E / 53.39972°N 16.41028°E / 53.39972; 16.41028
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyWałcz
GminaWałcz
Population
130
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationZWA

Dobrzyca [dɔˈbʐɨt͡sa] (German: Döberitzfelde) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wałcz, within Wałcz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 16 km (10 mi) north of Wałcz and 122 km (76 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

History

The territory became a part of the emerging Polish state under its first historic ruler Mieszko I in the 10th century. Dobrzyca was a private village of Polish nobility, administratively located in the Wałcz County in the Poznań Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province.[2]

During World War II, on 5–8 February 1945, it was the site of a battle, in which Polish troops defeated the Germans.

References

  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
  2. ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Wielkopolska w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warsaw: Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences. 2017. p. 1a.