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Dobropole, Kamień County

Coordinates: 53°51′N 14°45′E / 53.850°N 14.750°E / 53.850; 14.750
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Dobropole
Village
Dobropole is located in Poland
Dobropole
Dobropole
Coordinates: 53°51′N 14°45′E / 53.850°N 14.750°E / 53.850; 14.750
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyKamień
GminaWolin
Population
 • Total
160
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationZKA
Voivodeship 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 km (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

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  1. ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
  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.