Dąbrowica,_Szczecinek_County

Dąbrowica, Szczecinek County

Dąbrowica, Szczecinek County

Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

For other places with the same name, see Dąbrowica.

Dąbrowica [dɔmbrɔˈvit͡sa] (German: Dummerfitz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Borne Sulinowo, within Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Borne Sulinowo, 16 km (10 mi) south-west of Szczecinek, and 131 km (81 mi) east of the regional capital Szczecin.

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The settlement was founded around 1500 in forest clearing and colonization initiated by local noble families of Wolde and Glasenapp to attract German settlers.[2]

Before 1648 the area was part of Duchy of Pomerania of the Holy Roman Empire, 1648-1945 Prussia and Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 30.

References

  1. [1]
    "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. [2]
    Hubertus Neuschäffer (1994). Schlösser und Herrensitze in Hinterpommern. Kommissionsverlag Gernahrd Rautenberg. p. 37.


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