Goleniów
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Goleniów | |||
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Country | Poland | ||
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian | ||
County | Goleniów County | ||
Gmina | Gmina Goleniów | ||
Established | 13th century | ||
Town rights | 1268 | ||
Government | |||
- Mayor | Andrzej Wojciechowski | ||
Area | |||
- Total | 11.74 km² (4.5 sq mi) | ||
Population (2006) | |||
- Total | 22,448 | ||
- Density | 1,912.1/km² (4,952.3/sq mi) | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
- Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
Postal code | 72-100 | ||
Area code(s) | +48 91 | ||
Car plates | ZGL | ||
Website: http://www.goleniow.pl |
Goleniów [gɔˈlɛɲuf] (Kashubian: Gòlnowò; 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 it was 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.
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[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] Twin towns
Bergen auf Rügen, Svedala, Greifswald, Opmeer, Guryevsk
[edit] Towns near Goleniów
- Szczecin City (Poland)
- Police, Poland
- Stargard Szczeciński (Poland)
- Maszewo (Poland)
- Nowogard (Poland)
- Kamień Pomorski (Poland)
- Wolin (town) (Poland)
- Golczewo (Poland)
[edit] Tourist villages near Goleniów
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