Dobropole, Gryfino County

For other places with the same name, see Dobropole.
Dobropole
Village
Dobropole
Coordinates: 52°56′44″N 14°43′7″E / 52.94556°N 14.71861°E / 52.94556; 14.71861
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfino
Gmina Trzcińsko-Zdrój
Population 134

Dobropole [dɔbrɔˈpɔlɛ] (German: Dobberphul) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Trzcińsko-Zdrój, within Gryfino County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Trzcińsko-Zdrój, 38 km (24 mi) south-east of Gryfino, and 54 km (34 mi) south of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 134.

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Coordinates: 52°56′44″N 14°43′7″E / 52.94556°N 14.71861°E / 52.94556; 14.71861

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