Straz miejska
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Straż miejska (ˈstraʂ ˈmjɛi̯ska; city guard) is the name given to the separate municipal police forces maintained by some Polish
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...

 cities. They operate in conjunction with the Policja
Policja
Policja is the generic name for the police in Poland. The Polish police force was known as policja throughout the Second Polish Republic , and in modern post-communist Republic of Poland since 1990. Its current size is 103.309 officers and ca. 12.000 civilian employees...

 (Polish police forces).

The City Guards' uniforms and livery of the squad cars varies by city.

See also

  • city guard
    City guard
    City guard, city watch, town guard or town watch was a law enforcement formation found in some countries and historical periods, usually subordinate to the local municipal government...

  • law enforcement in Poland
    Law enforcement in Poland
    Law enforcement in Poland consists of the police force, independent judiciary, prosecutors , and smaller, specialized formations.-Pre 20th Century:...

  • municipal police
    Municipal police
    .Municipal police are law enforcement agencies that are under the control of local government, including the municipal government, where it is the smallest administrative subdivision. They receive pay from the city budget, and usually have fewer rights than the "state paid" police...

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