Dobropole, Kamień County

Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
53°51′N 14°45′E / 53.850°N 14.750°E / 53.850; 14.750Country PolandVoivodeshipWest PomeranianCountyKamieńGminaWolinPopulation
 • Total160Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Vehicle registrationZKAVoivodeship road

Dobropole [dɔbrɔˈpɔlɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wolin, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) east of Wolin, 14 km (9 mi) south of Kamień Pomorski, and 50 km (31 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

The village has a population of 160.

During World War II, in February 1945, a German-perpetrated death march of Allied prisoners-of-war from the Stalag XX-B POW camp passed through the village.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Kaszuba, Sylwia. "Marsz 1945". In Grudziecka, Beata (ed.). Stalag XX B: historia nieopowiedziana (in Polish). Malbork: Muzeum Miasta Malborka. pp. 102, 108. ISBN 978-83-950992-2-9.


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