Dobra, Łobez County
Dobra , also known as Dobra Nowogardzka, is a town in Łobez County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,046 inhabitants.History
In the Middle Ages a Slavic gród existed in present-day Dobra. 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, 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. In 1895, a narrow-gauge railway was built, connecting the town with Stargard.
Between 1871 and 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.Gallery
