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33 dragonfly species were recorded during the years 1999-2000 in small water bodies in the vicinity of Nowogard (N Poland), among them Sympecma paedisca, Aeshna subarctica elisabethae and five species of the genus Leucorrhinia. The composition and structure of dragonfly communities are analysed in the paper, as well as their dependence on selected natural and anthropogenic factors. The literature data about dragonflies of the Szczecin Coastal Region are summarised. Because of the occurrence of some protected and red listed dragonfly species, the setting up of a reserve is proposed at one of the localities.