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.
File:0904 Rynek StrMiasta Police ZPL.JPG|thumb|left|220px|Brick Gothic 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.
GminaTypeArea
Population
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

Image:Ruin of Augustinians' cloister in Police-Jasienica S5000806.jpg|thumb|left|140px|Ruin of Augustinians' cloister in Police - Jasienica.
Historical buildings in the area include:
  • Brick Gothic Church in Police - Jasienica
  • Ruin of Augustinians' cloister in Police - Jasienica
  • Brick Gothic Chapel in The Chrobry Square in the Police Old Town
  • Neo-Gothic Church in the Police Old Town
  • The Police Lapidary in The Staromiejski Park in the Police Old Town
  • Tenement houses in Police, Nowe Warpno and houses from this period in Trzebież
  • Town hall in Nowe Warpno
  • Churches from 13th century in Kołbaskowo, Dobra, Wołczkowo, Buk, Wąwelnica, Mierzyn, Barnisław and Będargowo.
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.