- Drogoradz, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
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Drogoradz — Village — Drogoradz, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
DrogoradzCoordinates: 53°37′48″N 14°28′5″E / 53.63°N 14.46806°E Country 
PolandVoivodeship West Pomeranian County Police Gmina Police Population 250 Drogoradz [drɔˈɡɔrat͡s] (formerly German Hammer) – 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.[1] It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Police and 25 km (16 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin.
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History
Drogoradz, Christian cross
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania[2].
Drogoradz, known as Hammer to its residents while part of Germany from 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 time llne showing the history of the different administrations that this city has been included in.
Political-administrative membership[4]
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[5]:
- 1939 – 505
- 1972 – 350
- 2006 – 250
Tourism
- PTTK path (green footpath
Trail of Ornithologists-Szlak Ornitologów) in an area of Drogoradz in Wkrzanska Forest[6].
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 1 June 2008. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa.
- ^ Encyclopedia of Szczecin. Supplement 1. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2003, p. 64-65. ISBN 83-7241-272-3 (pl)
- ^ Encyclopedia of Szczecin. Supplement 1. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2003, p. 64-65. ISBN 83-7241-272-3 (pl)
- ^ Encyclopedia of Szczecin. Supplement 1. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2003, p. 64-65. ISBN 83-7241-272-3 (pl)
- ^ Encyclopedia of Szczecin. Supplement 1. Szczecin: University of Szczecin, 2003, p. 64-65. ISBN 83-7241-272-3 (pl)
- ^ Okolice Szczecina: 1:75 000. Warszawa : ExpressMap Polska, 2007. p.1-2. ISBN 978-83-601-2096-5
See also
Gmina Police Town and seat 
Villages Bartoszewo • Dębostrów • Dobieszczyn • Drogoradz • Gunice • Karpin • Leśno Górne • Mazańczyce • Niekłończyca • Nowa Jasienica • Pienice • Pilchowo • Podbrzezie • Poddymin • Przęsocin • Siedlice • Sierakowo • Stare Leśno • Stary Dębostrów • Tanowo • Tatynia • Trzebież • Trzeszczyn • Turznica • Uniemyśl • Węgornik • Wieńkowo • Witorza • Zalesie • ŻółtewCategories:- Villages in Police County
- Police County geography stubs
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