Police County


Police County is a unit of territorial administration and local government 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 north of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Nowe Warpno, lying north-west of Police.
Chapel in The Chrobry Square in the Police Old Town.
The county covers an area of. 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 to the north, and by Goleniów County, the city of Szczecin and Gryfino County to the east. It also borders Germany to the west.
There is a common bus transport system in Police and Szczecin.
Police County has road connections with:
The county is subdivided into four gminas. These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

Nature, sights, tourist attractions and accommodation base

' cloister in Police - Jasienica.
Historical buildings in the area include:
Accommodation facilities are consisted mainly of hotels in Police, Trzebież, Brzózki, Mierzyn, Lubieszyn, Przecław, Przęsocin and Ustowo 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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