Dobków, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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

Dobków
Village
View of the village
Dobków
Coordinates: 50°59′22″N 15°56′52″E / 50.98944°N 15.94778°E / 50.98944; 15.94778
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
County	Złotoryja
Gmina	Świerzawa

Dobków [ˈdɔpkuf] (German: Klein Helmsdorf) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Świerzawa, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.^[1] 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.

It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south-east of Świerzawa, 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of Złotoryja, and 78 kilometres (48 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Świerzawa

Town and seat	Świerzawa

Villages	Biegoszów Bronków Dobków Dynowice Gozdno Janochów Jurczyce Krzeniów Lubiechowa Nowy Kościół Podgórki Posępsko Różana Rząśnik Rzeszówek Sądrecko Sędziszowa Sokołowiec Stara Kraśnica Szczechów

Coordinates: 50°59′22″N 15°56′52″E / 50.98944°N 15.94778°E / 50.98944; 15.94778

Ekomuseum of handicraft in Dobkow

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