Miastko

Miastko [ˈmʲastkɔ] (Kashubian: Miastkò, German: Rummelsburg),[1] is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northwestern Poland. Administratively it has since 1999 been part of Bytów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship; previously (1975–1998) it had been in Słupsk Voivodeship.

Miastko
Miastko in 2009
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Miastko
Coordinates: 54°1′N 16°59′E
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
CountyBytów
GminaMiastko
Government
  MayorRoman Ramion
Area
  Total5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total10,738
  Density1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Postal code
77–200
Websitehttp://www.miastko.pl/
Church of Our Lady, July 2004

History

Between 1815 and 1945 the town belonged to the Prussian Province of Pomerania. On 2 March 1945, it was taken by the Red Army, after which it was placed under Polish administration.

In 2012 a monument dedicated to the Polish Nation was unveiled in the town park.[2]

Population

  • 1950: 1,500
  • 1960: 5,500
  • 1970: 8,100
  • 1975: 9,800
  • 1980: 10,000
  • 2004: 12,000
  • 2016: 10,738

Notable residents

International relations

Miastko is twinned with:

References


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