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 kilometres (10 mi) north of Wałcz and 122 km (76 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Dobrzyca | |
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Village | |
  Dobrzyca | |
| Coordinates: 53°23′59″N 16°24′37″E / 53.39972°N 16.41028°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Wałcz |
| Gmina | Wałcz |
| Population | 130 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | ZWA |
History
editThe 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
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ 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.
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