Miastko
Miastko | |
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 Miastko in 2009 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
| County | Bytów |
| Gmina | Miastko |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roman Ramion |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 10,738 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (4,900/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 77-200 |
| Website | http://www.miastko.pl/ |
Miastko [ˈmʲastkɔ] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Miastkò; Template:Lang-de), 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.
History
Before 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.
Population
- 1950: aprx. 1,500
- 1960: 5,500
- 1970: 8,100
- 1975: 9,800
- 1980: 10,000
- 2004: 12,000
- 2016: 10,738
Notable residents
- Julius Heinrich Franz (1847 – 1913), German astronomer
- Lothar Bisky (born 1941), politician
- Tadeusz Sapierzyński (b. 1958), soldier
- Max Schmeling (28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005), boxer who was heavy weight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932
International relations
Twin towns - sister cities
Miastko is twinned with:
Soltau-Fallingbostel, Germany
Périers, France
54°01′N 16°59′E / 54.017°N 16.983°E
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