Dąbrowica (german: Dummerfitz) is a
village in the administrative district of
Gmina Borne Sulinowo
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Gmina Borne Sulinowo is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Szczecinek County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Borne Sulinowo, which lies approximately south-west of Szczecinek ...
, within
Szczecinek County,
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
It lies approximately north of
Borne Sulinowo, south-west of
Szczecinek, and east of the regional capital
Szczecin
Szczecin (, , german: Stettin ; sv, Stettin ; Latin: ''Sedinum'' or ''Stetinum'') is the capital and largest city of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland. Located near the Baltic Sea and the German border, it is a major s ...
.
The settlement was founded around 1500 in forest clearing and colonization initiated by local noble families of Wolde and Glasenapp to attract German settlers.
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 history of Pomerania starts shortly before 1000 AD with ongoing conquests by newly arrived Polans rulers. Before that, the area was recorded nearly 2000 years ago as Germania, and in modern-day times Pomerania is split between Germany and Pol ...
''.
The village has a population of 30.
References
Villages in Szczecinek County
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