Koszalin
Koszalin ([kɔˈʂalʲin] ( listen); German: Köslin,[2] Kashubian: Kòszalëno) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located 12 kilometres (7 miles) south of the Baltic Sea coast, and the river Dzierżęcinka passes through it. The government of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship has been in Koszalin since 1999, and the city also had the government of the Koszalin Voivodeship from 1950 through 1998.
Coordinates: 54°12′N 16°11′E / 54.200°N 16.183°ECoordinates: 54°12′N 16°11′E / 54.200°N 16.183°E | |||||||
Country | Poland | ||||||
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | ||||||
County | city county | ||||||
Established | 11th century | ||||||
Town rights | 1266 | ||||||
Government | |||||||
• Mayor | Piotr Jedliński | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• Total | 98.33 km2 (37.97 sq mi) | ||||||
Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) | ||||||
Population (31 December 2018) | |||||||
• Total | 107,321 (37th)[1] | ||||||
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) | ||||||
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) | ||||||
Postal code | 75-900, 75-902, 75-007, 75-016 | ||||||
Vehicle registration | ZK | ||||||
Climate | Cfb | ||||||
Website | www |
Koszalin Media
Gothic Koszalin Cathedral
Coat of arms from ca. 1400–1800, showing the head of John the Baptist.
Monument to Polish insurgents from 1831 on Chełmska Hill
The Victory Square with the statue of Józef Piłsudski and the former Koszalin Voivodeship Office in the background
A multi-purpose indoor arena HWS Koszalin
Stanisław Dubois High School in Koszalin
References
- ↑ "Local Data Bank". Statistics Poland. Retrieved 2 June 2019. Data for territorial unit 3261000.
- ↑ "Former Territory of Germany" (in Deutsch). 2017-11-14.
Other websites
- Official City Authorities site (in Polish)
- Technical University of Koszalin Archived 2021-02-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ChefMoz Dining Guide
- Unofficial Forum of Koszalin's Community
- Koszalin in Your Wonder Beautiful Place
- KoszalinCity.pl (in Polish)
- Heimatkreis Köslin (German refugee's organization) (in German)