Bobolice | |
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![]() Church of the Assumption of Mary in Bobolice | |
Coordinates:53°57′N16°35′E / 53.950°N 16.583°E /53.950; 16.583 | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
County | Koszalin |
Gmina | Bobolice |
Town rights | 1340 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Mieczysława Brzoza |
Area | |
• Total | 4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,896 |
• Density | 817/km2 (2,120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 76-020 |
Area code | +48 94 |
Car plates | ZKO |
National roads | ![]() ![]() |
Voivodeship roads | ![]() ![]() |
Website | http://www.bobolice.pl/ |
Bobolice ([bɔbɔˈlʲit͡sɛ];German:Bublitz)[5] is a town in northwestern Poland, part ofKoszalin County,West Pomeranian Voivodeship. As of December 2021, it has a population of 3,896.[3]
The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first rulerMieszko I around 967.[6] Following the fragmentation of Poland into smaller duchies, it formed part of theDuchy of Pomerania. In 1339 it became part of thePrince-Bishopric of Kamień. It was granted town rights in 1340. In 1370 it passed to theTeutonic Knights and in 1411 it was captured by DukeBogislaw VIII and included within theDuchy of Słupsk, a vassal duchy of theKingdom of Poland. From the 18th century it formed part of theKingdom of Prussia, in 1807 it was occupied byFrance, and from 1871 to 1945 it was also part ofGermany.
The officially protectedtraditional food of Bobolice (as designated by theMinistry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland) isser bałtycki ("Baltic cheese").[7]
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