Dobrocin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Dobrocin (disambiguation).

Dobrocin
Village
Dobrocin Location of Dobrocin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Coordinates: 50°43′54″N 16°42′06″E / 50.73167°N 16.70167°E / 50.73167; 16.70167Coordinates: 50°43′54″N 16°42′06″E / 50.73167°N 16.70167°E / 50.73167; 16.70167
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Dzierżoniów
Gmina	Dzierżoniów
Population	800

Dobrocin [dɔˈbrɔt͡ɕin] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Dzierżoniów, within Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 11 km (7 mi) east of Dzierżoniów, and 50 km (31 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Prior to 1945 the village was in Germany and known as Güttmannsdorf. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union.

The village has a population of 800.

Gallery

Gmina Dzierżoniów

Villages	Albinów Borowica Byszów Dębowa Góra Dobrocin Dobrocinek Jędrzejowice Jodłownik Kiełczyn Kietlice Kołaczów Książnica Marianówek Mościsko Myśliszów Nowizna Ostroszowice Owiesno Piława Dolna Roztocznik Tuszyn Uciechów Wiatraczyn Włóki

Seat (not part of the gmina)	Dzierżoniów

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