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Koszalin County (Polish: powiat koszaliński) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) 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. Its administrative seat is the city of Koszalin ...
Koszalin (pronounced [kɔˈʂalʲin] ⓘ; Kashubian: Kòszalëno; German: Köslin, [ 2 ]pronounced [kœsˈliːn]) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located 12 kilometres (7 miles) south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka.
Koszalin is a resort and manufacturing city; local industry includes timber milling and woodworking, food processing, and machine works. First chronicled in 1214, Koszalin received municipal rights in 1266. It became an important trade centre through its position on the Gdańsk - Szczecin trade route and built its own merchant fleet.
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Koszalin County. Koszalin County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. Photo: Ala z, Public domain. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive. Please support Ukraine, because Ukraine defends a peaceful, free and democratic world.
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Thanks to the undoubtedly important role it plays as the cultural centre of the region and its proximity to the sea, this former voivodship capital has many ways to capture your attention. Anyone who wants to spend some time close to the Polish seaside without losing the advantages that a big town offers in terms of atmosphere will find here all th...
Koszalin lies in north-western Poland where the Dzierzecinka River flows into Lake Jamno. The town is located about 10 km south of the Baltic Sea coast. You can get there when travelling to Gdansk from Szczecin . Other nearby towns include Kamien Pomorski, Mielno and probably most visited city in the region Kolobrzeg. Koszalin is surrounded by beau...
The history of Koszalin (Köslin in German, Kòszalëno in Kashubian, and Scurgum in Latin) is closely connected with that of the Western Pomeranian region, where different cultures have undergone a process of assimilation since the 12th century. Until that time, Koszalin, and particularly the Chelmska Hill, was a centre of a pagan cult and only a Sla...
Koszalin is the largest city of Middle Pomerania in north-western Poland located about 2 km south of the Baltic sea on the Slovincian Coast. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. Previously, it was a capital of Koszalin Voivodeship from 1950 to 1998.
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Koszalin. Koszalin is a city of over 100,000 inhabitants in Zachodniopomorskie, Poland. Located close to the Baltic Sea, Koszalin offers visitors a mixture of Gothic architecture and nearby sea resorts. Photo: Marcin.pw, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo: Tymooteusz, CC BY-SA 4.0. Ukraine is facing shortages in its brave fight to survive.
