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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dobrzany
| image_skyline = Dobrzany Ratusz 05-10-2010 18-00.jpg
| image_caption = Town Hall
| image_shield = POL Dobrzany COA.svg
| pushpin_map = Poland
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[West Pomeranian Voivodeship|West Pomeranian]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Stargard County|Stargard]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gmina Dobrzany|Dobrzany]]
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Paweł Filip
| area_total_km2 = 5.34
| population_as_of = 31 December 2021<ref name="population">{{cite web|url=https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/BDL/dane/teryt/jednostka|title=Local Data Bank|access-date=2022-07-30|publisher=Statistics Poland}} Data for territorial unit 3214034.</ref>
| population_total = 2225
| population_density_km2 = auto
| coordinates = {{coord|53|21|31|N|15|25|34|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 73-130
| area_code = +48 91
| blank_name = [[Vehicle registration plates of Poland|Car plates]]
| blank_info = ZST
| website = https://www.dobrzany.pl
}}
'''Dobrzany''' {{IPAc-pl|d|o|'|b|ż|a|n|y}} ({{langx|csb|Jakùbòwò}}; {{langx|de|Jacobshagen}}, or ''Jakobshagen'') is a town in [[Stargard County]], [[West Pomeranian Voivodeship]], [[Poland]]. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 2,225.<ref name = population />
==History==
[[File:Dobrzany.jpg|thumb|left|Saint Michael Archangel church]]
A settlement existed at the site of current-day Dobrzany since the [[Stone Age]]. Excavations have uncovered work tools that dated from the 7th to the 10th century BC.
The area became part of the emerging Polish state in 967.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bip.powiatstargardzki.pl/strony/231.dhtml|title=O powiecie|website=BIP Starostwo Powiatowe w Stargardzie|accessdate=3 October 2020|language=Polish|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504143600/http://bip.powiatstargardzki.pl/strony/231.dhtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the [[Middle Ages]], in the 10th-12th centuries, two [[Gord (archaeology)|strongholds]] existed at the site.<ref name=do>{{cite web|url=https://www.dobrzany.pl/strona/menu/14_o_gminie_-_historia_i_wspolczesnosc|title=Historia Dobrzan i okolic|website=Dobrzany.pl|accessdate=5 February 2020|language=Polish|archive-date=4 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504170814/https://www.dobrzany.pl/strona/menu/14_o_gminie_-_historia_i_wspolczesnosc|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was part of medieval [[Kingdom of Poland (1025–1385)|Poland]] and the [[Duchy of Pomerania]] after it split off from Poland during the fragmentation of the realm in the mid-12th century. The town developed as a settlement in the vicinity of the stronghold in the 12th century.<ref name=do/> Dobrzany, then called Jacobshagen, was granted [[town rights]] at the latest in 1336,<ref name=do/> when it came into the possession of the [[Pomeranians (Slavic tribe)|Pomeranian]] family of Steglitz, vassals of the dukes of [[Duchy of Pomerania|Szczecin]]. In 1359, the town passed to the lords of nearby [[Szadzko]].<ref name=do/> During that time, the inhabitants made their living from agriculture. They also had a mill and brewery. In 1359 the town passed to the Duchy of [[Wolgast]], in 1368 to the [[Duchy of Słupsk]], and in 1459 back to the united Duchy of Pomerania.<ref name=do/> In 1567, Pomeranian Duke [[Barnim XI]] issued the town the right to hold two annual fairs. In 1598, a church was constructed.
In 1701 the town became part of [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]]. On 17 June 1781, a large fire started in the mill and destroyed most of the town. Thanks to the support of Prussian King [[Frederick II of Prussia|Frederick II]], it was rebuilt under the direction of renowned Pomeranian architect, [[David Gilly]]. The people destroyed the old Szadzko (then ''Saatzig'') castle and made use of the stones in the rebuilding.
On 20 August 1896, a railway station was opened in Jacobshagen thus connecting the city to the nearby village of [[Kozy, West Pomeranian Voivodeship|Kozy]] (then ''Kashagen'') in modern fashion. Although new companies came to Jacobshagen, only a sawmill, a brickyard, a dairy, and a cloth factory were created. A mere 1,900 inhabitants were left. At the turn of the 20th century, Jacobshagen had a Protestant church, a [[synagogue]], a district court, and a forestry office. During Nazi rule, a [[Reich Labour Service]] unit was located in the town.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tenhumbergreinhard.de/1933-1945-lager/rad-abteilungen/v-pommern-west.html|title=V Pommern-West|accessdate=3 October 2020|language=German}}</ref>
In [[World War II]], the town was sixty percent destroyed when it was occupied by the Soviet [[Red Army]] on 2 March 1945. After [[Nazi Germany]]'s defeat in the war, Dobrzany became again part of Poland. The town's population was [[Flight and expulsion of Germans from Poland during and after World War II|expelled]]. The first new post-war settlers where [[Polish people|Poles]] returning from [[Forced labour under German rule during World War II|forced labour]] in Germany.<ref name=do/>
==Notable people==
* [[David Hollatz (dogmatician)|David Hollatz]] (1648-1713 in Jakobshagen) a Lutheran dogmatician, became pastor in Jakobshagen in 1692.
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://dobrzany.pl/ Official site of Gmina Dobrzany]
* [http://www.sztetl.org.pl/en/city/dobrzany/ Jewish Community in Dobrzany] on Virtual Shtetl
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[[Category:Stargard County]]