Goleniów

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Goleniów
Coat of arms of Goleniów
(Coat of arms)
Country Poland
Voivodeship West Pomerania
Mayor Andrzej Wojciechowski
Area 11,74 km²
Population
 - city
 - urban
 - density

22,399

1907.9 p./km²
Founded 13th century
City rights 1268
Latitude
Longitude
53° 33' N
14° 49' E
Car plates ZGL
Twin towns Germany Bergen auf Rügen,
Sweden Svedala, Germany Greifswald, Netherlands Opmeer, Russia Guryevsk
Municipal Website
Church in Goleniów
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Church in Goleniów

Goleniów (Kashubian: Gòlnowò; former German: Gollnow) is a town in Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 22,399 inhabitants (2004). It is the capital of Goleniów County in West Pomeranian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Szczecin Voivodeship (1975-1998). Town area is 12.5 km², geographical situation 53°33'N and 14°49'E. It is situated in the centre of Goleniowska Forest on Goleniów Plain, near main roads numbers 3 and 6. Nearby town-part: Helenów

The international airport Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport is located just east of the town.

There exists a city partnership between Goleniów and Bergen auf Rügen, Germany.

[edit] Population


1960: 10,300 inbabitants
1970: 14,700 inbabitants
1975: 17,200 inbabitants
1980: 19,100 inbabitants
1990: 22,200 inbabitants
1995: 22,200 inbabitants
2004: 22,399 inbabitants

[edit] Tourist villages near Goleniów

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Coordinates: 53°34′N 14°49′E