Guttstadt
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Collegiate church of the Holy Saviour and All Saints in Dobre Miasto
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 Dobre Miasto
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| Coordinates: 53°59′15″N 20°23′45″E / 53.98750°N 20.39583°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian | |
| County | Olsztyn | |
| Gmina | Dobre Miasto | |
| Town rights | 1329 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Stanisław Trzaskowski | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 4.86 km2 (1.88 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006) | ||
| • Total | 10,489 | |
| • Density | 2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Postal code | 11-040 | |
| Area code(s) | +48 89 | |
| Car plates | NOL | |
| Website | http://www.dobremiasto.com.pl | |
Dobre Miasto [ˈdɔbrɛ ˈmʲastɔ] (German: 
Guttstadt ) is a town in Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship with 10,489 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in the northwestern part of the Masurian-Land District in the heart of the historical region of Warmia (Ermland). It is also the seat of Dobre Miasto Commune which consists of the main town and 21 village administrative divisions, with a total population of 16,014.
Dobre Miasto was founded on the place of a destroyed Old Prussian settlement. It received town privileges on 26 December 1329. The name of the town was spelled in different ways: Guddestat, Godenstat, Gudinstat, Gutberg, Gutenstat, Guthenstadt, Guthinstadt. The Latin name of the region (Pogesania) was derived from the Old Prussian word gudde (a bush/thicket). It is possible that the name of the town originated from this word. The Teutonic Order changed the Old Prussian pronunciation of the name into Guttstadt. However, as early as in 1336 the Latin translation of the name appeared - Bona Civitas. The present-day Polish name is a literal translation from the German language; in English both Guttstadt and Dobre Miasto mean "good town".
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