Police County
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Police County Powiat policki |
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 Location within the voivodeship |
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 Division into gminas |
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| Coordinates (Police): 53°32′N 14°34′E / 53.533°N 14.567°ECoordinates: 53°32′N 14°34′E / 53.533°N 14.567°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | ||
| Seat | Police | ||
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| • Total | 664.16 km2 (256.43 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 64,147 | ||
| • Density | 97/km2 (250/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 35,454 | ||
| • Rural | 28,693 | ||
| Car plates | 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 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Nowe Warpno, lying 29 km (18 mi) north-west of Police.
The county covers an area of 664.16 square kilometres (256.4 sq mi). 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.
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:
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.
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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