Karlino

Karlino
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Karlino
Coordinates: 54°2′21″N 15°52′43″E / 54.03917°N 15.87861°E / 54.03917; 15.87861
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	Białogard
Gmina	Karlino
Area
• Total	9.21 km2 (3.56 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	5,794
• Density	630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Postal code	78-230
Website	www.karlino.home.pl

Karlino [karˈlʲinɔ] (German: Körlin an der Persante) is a town in Białogard County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland. It has a population of 5,729 (2004).

The town is known in Poland for an oil gusher at a nearby exploration oil well, which erupted and caught fire on December 9, 1980. It burned until January 14, 1981, when it was finally put out, after dominating the news for weeks. However, the hopes for oil riches which this event engendered were brief, and in the end the amount of oil discovered was not sufficient for profitable production.

Karlino is twinned with:

Coordinates: 54°02′N 15°52′E / 54.033°N 15.867°E / 54.033; 15.867

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