page_title: Dobieszczyn
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Dobieszczyn / History
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Státní hranice mezi Polskem a Německem - poblíž obce Dobiesczyn, pohled z polské strany do Německa Polski: Granica państwowa polsko-niemiecka, okolice Dobiesczyna, (DW115)
context_page_description: Dobieszczyn is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Police, within Police County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland, close to the German border. It lies approximately 18 kilometres north-west of Police and 27 km north-west of the regional capital Szczecin.
context_section_description: Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.
  Dobieszczyn, known as Entepöl 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 Dobieszczyn.  
  Below is a time line showing the history of the different administrations that this city has been included in.
  Political-administrative membership
   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 - 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 settlement has a population:
  1864 – 13
  1939 – 4
  2001 – 5
caption: Germany-Poland border, surroundings of Dobieszczyn (DW 115)
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