Drogoradz, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Village in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland

53°37′48″N 14°28′5″E / 53.63000°N 14.46806°E / 53.63000; 14.46806Country

PolandVoivodeshipWest PomeranianCountyPoliceGminaPolicePopulation

250

Drogoradz [drɔˈɡɔrat͡s] (German: Hammer, Amt Jasenitz)^[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border.^[2] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Police and 25 km (16 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.

History

For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.^[3]

Drogoradz, known as Hammer to its residents while being part of Germany in 1815–1945, became part of Poland after the end of World War II and changed its name to the Polish Drogoradz.^[3]

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

Political-administrative membership^[3]

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 – 1946: Enclave Police, (the area reporting to the Red Army)
1946 – 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 village has a population:^[3]
- 1939 – 505
- 1972 – 350
- 2006 – 250

Tourism

PTTK path (green footpath Trail of Ornithologists-Szlak Ornitologów) in an area of Drogoradz in Wkrzanska Forest.^[4]

References

^ Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder und Neiße by M. Kaemmerer
^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Encyclopedia of Szczecin. Supplement 1. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2003, pp. 64-65. ISBN 83-7241-272-3 (pl)
^ Okolice Szczecina: 1:75 000. Warsaw : ExpressMap Polska, 2007. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-83-60120-96-5