page_title: Drogoradz, West Pomeranian Voivodeship
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Drogoradz, West Pomeranian Voivodeship / History
caption_attribution_description: Polski: Drogoradz, przydrożny krzyż we wsi, (Gmina Police, Powiat policki, Województwo zachodniopomorskie), Polska
context_page_description: Drogoradz – 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. It lies approximately 13 kilometres north-west of Police and 25 km north 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.
  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.
  Below is a timeline 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 – 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:
  1939 – 505
  1972 – 350
  2006 – 250
caption: Drogoradz, Christian cross
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