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Dobromierz, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Dobromierz is a village in Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. The municipality lies approximately north-west of Świdnica, and south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

It is the main municipality and the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Dobromierz.

First mentioned as Vrideberch in a 1307 deed, it received town privileges about 1409. The area was the site of Frederick the Great's victory at the Battle of Hohenfriedberg (Hohenfriedeberg), fought between Austria and Prussia on 4 June 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession.

It is the birthplace of Polish cyclist and Olympic medallist Stanisław Szozda.

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