JewishGen Locality Page - Golub-Dobrzyń, Poland

Golub-Dobrzyń, Poland

Alternate names: Golub-Dobrzyń [Pol], Dobrin bei Dervents [Yid], Dobrzyń nad Drwęcą [Pol], Dobrin an der Drewenz [Ger], Dobzhin nad Drvents, Gollub [Ger], Golub, Dobzhin, Dobzhin Golub, Dobrzyń-Golub, Golub Dobzhin

Region: Plock
  Town District Province Country
Before WWI (c. 1900):   Golub / Dobrzyń Rypin Płock Russian Empire
Between the wars (c. 1930):   Golub / Dobrzyń nad Drwęcą Rypin Warszawa Poland
After WWII (c. 1950):   Golub-Dobrzyń Poland
Today (c. 2000):   Golub-Dobrzyń Poland
Jewish Population in 1900: 1,938 (in 1897)
Notes: Initially two cities, separated by the Drwęca River. The two cities were united in 1951.
Russian: Голюб-Добжинь. Hebrew: דובז'ין על נהר דריוצה
Before WWI, Golub was in West Prussia (Germany), and Dobrzyń was in Płock gubernia of the Russian Kingdom of Poland.
Between the wars, Golub was in Wąbrzeźno district of Pomorze (Pomerania) province of Poland, and Dobrzyń nad Drwęcą was in Rypin district of Warszawa province.
Golub-Dobrzyń, Poland: 53°07' N, 19°03' E
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  • the JewishGen Poland Database for Golub-Dobrzyń / Golub / Dobrzyń nad Drwęcą / Golub / Dobrzyń.
  • the JewishGen website for Golub-Dobrzyń / Golub / Dobrzyń nad Drwęcą / Golub / Dobrzyń.

Additional information for Golub-Dobrzyń:

  • Encyclopedia of Jewish Life (2001), p. 318: "Dobrzyn nad Drwenca"; pp. 439-440: "Golub-Dobrzyn".
  • Shtetl Finder (1980), p. 19: "Dobzhin, Dobzhin-Golub".
  • Jewish Records Indexing - Poland

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