Koszalin Voivodeship
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Koszalin Voivodeship – a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 in the years 1975–98, superseded by West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship
West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north...

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Capital city: Koszalin
Koszalin
Koszalin ; is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 12 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...



Area: 8.500 km²

Statistics (1 January 1992):

Population: 508.200 inhabitants

Population density: 60 inhabitants/km²

Administrative division: 35 communes

Number of cities and towns (urban communes): 17



Major cities and towns (population 1980):
  • Koszalin
    Koszalin
    Koszalin ; is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 12 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

     (93.500);
  • Kołobrzeg (38.200);
  • Szczecinek
    Szczecinek
    Szczecinek [] is a city in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 39,777 inhabitants . Previously in Koszalin Voivodeship , it has been the capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

     (32.900);
  • Białogard (22.500);
  • Świdwin
    Swidwin
    Świdwin is a town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship of northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Świdwin County established 1999, previously having been in Koszalin Voivodeship , and the administrative seat - though not part - of the Gmina Świdwin...

     (14.000);
  • Darłowo (13.400);
  • Złocieniec (12.200).


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Koszalin Voivodeship (1) – a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 in years 1950–75, created from easterm part of Szczecin Voivodeship
Szczecin Voivodeship
Szczecin Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975–1998, superseded by West Pomeranian Voivodeship.----Statistics :*Area: 10.000 km²...

, superseded by the voivodeships of Koszalin (2), Slupsk
Slupsk Voivodeship
Słupsk Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, previously part of Szczecin Voivodeship and Koszalin Voivodeship , superseded by Pomeranian Voivodeship and West Pomeranian Voivodeship...

 and Pila
Pila Voivodeship
Piła Voivodeship was a voivodeship in Poland from 1975 to 1998. It was superseded by the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Its capital city was Piła.-Major cities and towns :...

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Capital city: Koszalin
Koszalin
Koszalin ; is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 12 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...



Area: 18.104 km²

Population (31 December 1970): 793.700 inhabitants (399.300 men + 394.400 wemen)

Urban population (31 December 1970): 392.200 (49,5%)

Population density (31 December 1970): 44 inhabitants/km²

Administrative division (1 January 1971): 15 counties (13 land + 2 city counties)

Administrative division (1 January 1971): 23 towns + 154 communities

List of counties in 1950–1975:

English county name, Polish county name, capital city
  • Koszalin City
    Koszalin
    Koszalin ; is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 12 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

    , miasto Koszalin
  • Słupsk City, miasto Słupsk
  • Białogard County, powiat białogardzki, Białogard
  • Bytów County
    Bytów County
    Bytów County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Pomeranian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bytów, which lies west of...

    , powiat bytowski, Bytów
    Bytów
    Bytów is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northern Poland in the Bytów Lakeland with 16,888 inhabitants . Previously in Słupsk Voivodeship , it is the capital of Bytów County in Pomeranian Voivodeship .-History:...

  • Człuchow County, powiat człuchowski, Człuchów
  • Drawsko Pomorskie County, powiat drawski, Drawsko Pomorskie
    Drawsko Pomorskie
    Drawsko Pomorskie is a town in Drawsko County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship in northwestern Poland, with 17,440 inhabitants. Originally inhabited by Slavs, the settlement was colonized by Germans during the Middle Ages...

  • Kołobrzeg County, powiat kołobrzeski, Kołobrzeg
  • Koszalin County
    Koszalin County
    Koszalin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...

    , powiat koszaliński, Koszalin
    Koszalin
    Koszalin ; is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland. It is located 12 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

  • Miastko County, powiat miastecki, Miastko
    Miastko
    Miastko , is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northwestern Poland. Administratively it has since 1999 been part of Bytów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship; previously it had been in Słupsk Voivodeship.-History:Before 1945 the town belonged to the Prussian Province of Pomerania...

  • Sławno County, powiat sławieński, Sławno
  • Słupsk County, powiat słupski, Słupsk
  • Szczecinek County
    Szczecinek County
    Szczecinek County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Szczecinek,...

    , powiat szczecinecki, Szczecinek
    Szczecinek
    Szczecinek [] is a city in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 39,777 inhabitants . Previously in Koszalin Voivodeship , it has been the capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999...

  • Wałcz County, powiat wełecki, Wałcz
  • Złotów County, powiat złotowski, Złotów


New counties established 1950–1975:
  • Świdwin County
    Swidwin County
    Świdwin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Świdwin, which...

    , powiat świdwiński, Świdwin
    Swidwin
    Świdwin is a town in West Pomeranian Voivodeship of northwestern Poland. It is the capital of Świdwin County established 1999, previously having been in Koszalin Voivodeship , and the administrative seat - though not part - of the Gmina Świdwin...

    , previously part of Białogard County
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