Dobiegniew

Dobiegniew [dɔˈbʲɛɡɲɛf] (German: Woldenberg)[2] is a town in western Poland, in Lubusz Voivodeship, in Strzelce-Drezdenko County.

The settlement was mentioned in 1250, when Duke Przemysł I of Greater Poland granted it to Cistercians from Owińska.

[3] After the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) many Poles settled in the town, and until 1660 local merchants were exempt from tariffs in trade with Poland.

[7] The Germans also established a prison for foreigners, mostly Poles, accused of wanting to escape from forced labor.

The main cultural institution of the town is the Culture Center (Centrum Kultury w Dobiegniewie) with its public library and there is also a museum at the former Oflag II-C POW camp, dedicated to the Polish officers held there during World War II.

Former Oflag II-C German POW camp, now a museum