Dobrocin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Dobrocin
Village
Dobrocin

Location of Dobrocin, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 50°43′54″N 16°42′06″E / 50.73167°N 16.70167°ECoordinates: 50°43′54″N 16°42′06″E / 50.73167°N 16.70167°E
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Dzierżoniów
Gmina Dzierżoniów
Population 800

Dobrocin [dɔˈbrɔt͡ɕin] (German: Güttmannsdorf) 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 it was in Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.

The village has a population of 800.

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