Dobieszczyn

Dobieszczyn
—  Settlement  —
Dobieszczyn
Coordinates: 53°36′1″N 14°19′59″E / 53.60028°N 14.33306°E / 53.60028; 14.33306
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Police
Gmina	Police
Population	5

Dobieszczyn [dɔˈbjɛʂt​͡ʂɨn] (formerly German Entepöl) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.^[1] It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Police and 27 km (17 mi) north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.

History

Germany-Poland border, surroundings of Dobieszczyn (DW 115)

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Dobieszczyn, known as Entepöl to its residents while part of Germany from 1815–1945, became part of Poland after the end of World War II and changed its name to the Polish Dobieszczyn.

Below is a time llne showing the history of the different administrations that this city has been included in.

Political-administrative membership

• 1815 - 1866: German Confederation, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania
• 1866 - 1871: North German Confederation, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania
• 1871 - 1918: German Empire, Kingdom of Prussia, Pomerania
• 1919 - 1933: Weimarer Republik, Free State of Prussia, Pomerania
• 1933 - 1945: Nazi Germany, Pomerania
• 1945 - 1952: People's Republic of Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
• 1952 - 1975: People's Republic of Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
• 1975 - 1989: People's Republic of Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
• 1989 - 1998: Poland, Szczecin Voivodeship
• 1999 - Current: Poland, Western Pomerania, powiat Police County, gmina Police

Demography

• The settlement has a population:
  • 1864 – 13
  • 1939 – 4
  • 2001 – 5

Tourism

• Bicycle trail (red Trail "Puszcza Wkrzańska"-Szlak "Puszcza Wkrzańska") in an area of Dobieszczyn in Wkrzanska Forest

See also

• Police
• Szczecin

References

1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa. 

Coordinates: 53°36′1″N 14°19′59″E / 53.60028°N 14.33306°E / 53.60028; 14.33306