Police County Explained

Police County
Native Name:Powiat policki
Settlement Type:County
Total Type:Total
Image Map1:Policki.svg
Map Caption1:Division into gminas
Mapsize1:150px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:West Pomeranian
Area Total Km2:664.16
Population Total:64147
Population As Of:2006
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Urban:35454
Population Blank1 Title:Rural
Population Blank1:28693
Coor Pinpoint:Police
Coordinates:53.5333°N 48°W
Seat:Police
Parts Type:Gminas
Parts:Total 4
P1:Gmina Dobra
P2:Gmina Kołbaskowo
P3:Gmina Nowe Warpno
P4:Gmina Police
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:ZPL
Website:http://www.powiat.policki.pl

Police County (Polish: powiat policki,) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Polish-German border. 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 Police, which lies 13km (08miles) north of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Nowe Warpno, lying 290NaN0 north-west of Police.

The county covers an area of 664.16km2. As of 2006 its total population is 64,147, out of which the population of Police is 34,284, that of Nowe Warpno is 1,170 and the rural population is 28,693.

Neighbouring counties

Police County is bordered by the city of Świnoujście (across the Szczecin Lagoon) to the north, and by Goleniów County, the city of Szczecin and Gryfino County to the east. It also borders Germany to the west (districts Vorpommern-Greifswald and Uckermark).

There is a common bus transport system in Police and Szczecin.

Police County has road connections with:

Administrative division

The county is subdivided into four gminas (two urban-rural and two rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

GminaTypeArea
(km2)
Population
(2006)
Seat
Gmina Policeurban-rural251.441,417Police
Gmina Dobrarural110.312,361Dobra
Gmina Kołbaskoworural105.48,835Kołbaskowo
Gmina Nowe Warpnourban-rural197.11,534Nowe Warpno

Nature, sights, tourist attractions and accommodation base

Historical buildings in the area include:

Accommodation facilities are consisted mainly of hotels in Police, Trzebież, Brzózki, Mierzyn, Lubieszyn, Przecław, Przęsocin and Ustowo (hostel and inn) and agritourism farms. e.g. in Rzędziny and Kołbaskowo. Accommodation base of Nowe Warpno is a resort, marina, camping, guest house and rooms in private homes.

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