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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 26. Chapters: Baranowek, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Bia ob oty, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Bielawy, Pleszew County, Bogus awice, Pleszew County, Bogwidze, Borczysko, Borucin, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Broniszewice, Bronow, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Brudzewek, Brzezie, Pleszew County, Chocz, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Cie le, Pleszew County, Czarnuszka, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Czechel, Czermin, Pleszew County, Czerminek, Czo nochow, Dobra Nadzieja, Dobrzyca, Dobrzyca-Nowy wiat, Dziewin Du y, Fabianow, Pleszew County, Galew, Pleszew County, Giza ki, Giza ki-Las, Go uchow, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Grab, Pleszew County, Grodzisko, Pleszew County, Gustawow, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Izbiczno, Jankow, Pleszew County, Jedlec, Jozefow, Pleszew County, Kajew, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Karmin, Pleszew County, Karminek, Karminiec, Karsy, Pleszew County, Korzkwy, Ko cielna Wie, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Kowalew, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Ko miniec, Krzywos dow, Kucharki, Kuchary, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Kuczkow, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Ku nia, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Kwile, Lenartowice, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Leszczyca, Ludwina, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Lutynia, Pleszew County, Macew, Mamoty, Marszew, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Niniew, Nowa Ka mierka, Nowa Wie, Gmina Giza ki, Nowa Wie, Gmina Pleszew, Nowolipsk, Nowy Karmin, Nowy Olesiec, Obory, Pleszew County, Obory-Kolonia, Orlina Du a, Orlina Ma a, Ostrowska Kolonia, Pacanowice, Piekarzew, Pieruchy, Pieruszyce, Pi a, Pleszew County, Pleszowka, Polskie Ol dry, Popowek, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Prokopow, Psienie-Ostrow, Rokutow, Ruda, Pleszew County, Ruda Wieczy ska, Skrzypna, So nica, Greater Poland Voivodeship, So niczka, Sowina, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Sowina B otna, Stara Ka mierka, Stary Olesiec, Strzydzew, Strzy ew, Pleszew County, Studzianka, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Suchorzew, wierczyna, Pleszew County, Szkud a, Szymanowice, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Taczanow Drugi, Taczanow Pierwszy, Tomice, Pleszew County, Tomice-Las, Tomice-M ynik, Toporow, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Trzebin, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Trzebowa, Tursko, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Wieczyn, Wierzchy, Pleszew County, Wola Duchowna, Wronow, Pleszew County, Wszo ow, ale, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Zawady, Pleszew County, Zawidowice, Greater Poland Voivodeship, biki, Greater Poland Voivodeship, egocin, Pleszew County, Zielona ka, Greater Poland Voivodeship, ychlin, Pleszew County, g, Pleszew County. Excerpt: Dobrzyca is an urbanized village in Pleszew County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Dobrzyca. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Pleszew, 15 kilometres (9 mi) northeast of Jarocin, 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Krotoszyn, and 76 km (47 mi) south-east of the regional capital Pozna . The village has a population of 3,250. The first written mention of Dobrzyca dates to 1327, when the noble Miko aj Dobrzycki took possession of the city. In 1440, King W adys aw III of Warna granted town privileges to the community. Dobrzyca lost this status only in 1934. The small city had, in the 18th century, no more than 1,000 inhabitants. In the 17th century, Dobrzyca was destroyed by Swedish troops. In 1655, Hetman Jerzy Sebastian Lubomirski led an aristocratic rebellion against King Johann II, using Dobrzyca as a staging area. The rebels had a victory over the royal troops at Cz stochowa, but later they withdrew to the Polish hinterland. In 1717, wealthy landed aristocrat Alexander Gorze ski acquired the city. His grandchild was General Augustyn Gorze ski, aide to King Stanislaus II August Poniatowski, Sejm (Polish parliament) delegate and...