siege, medieval

Siege of Dobin

Name: Siege of Dobin
Location: Dobin am See, Germany

Siege of Dobin was a siege conducted in 1147 at Dobin am See, in what is now Germany. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dobin am See. It was part of the Wendish Crusade. The recorded result: Obotrite victory. Recorded strength: 15,000–25,000 against 3,000–6,000.

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Fought1147

WhereDobin am See, Germany53.733N, 11.533E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeObotrite victory

BelligerentsDuchy of Saxony; Archbishopric of Bremen; Archbishopric of Magdeburg; Kingdom of Denmarkagainst18px Slavic Obotrites

Casualties and lossesHeavyandUnknown

Part ofWendish Crusade

Record

Date	1147 (year precision)
Place	Dobin am See, Germany 53.733N, 11.533E
Kind	Siege, medieval
Strength	15,000–25,000	3,000–6,000
Casualties and losses	Heavy	Unknown
Commanders	Henry the Lion Adalbert II of Bremen Canute V of Denmark Sweyn III of Denmark	Niklot

Placed at Dobin am See; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Wismar 1675, 18 km N
Siege of Wismar 1715, 18 km N
Siege of Wismar 1711, 18 km N
Battle of Gadebusch 1712, 29 km W
Siege of Lübeck 1147, 58 km W

In the same war

Before: Siege of Lübeck 26 June 1147

Elsewhere in 1147

Siege of Dobin is one of 459 engagements of the 12th century in the atlas and one of 668 in present-day Germany.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q138027703, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Dobin, revision 1370740771, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.