Złotów County
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Złotów county is a county in the northernmost part of Greater Poland Voivodship in Poland, with about 71,000 inhabitants. The area is 1,661 sq. km (the third largest in the voivodship).
The county town is Złotów (19,400), other towns include Jastrowie (9000), Krajenka (3500), and Okonek (4200). There are rural communes surrounding Lipka, Tarnówka, Zakrzewo, and Złotów.
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[edit] History
Before World War II it was part of German Kreis Flatow, including at now some parts of Kreis Deutsch Krone area (Jastrowie).
[edit] Voivodship membership
- 1946-1950 Szczecin Voivodship
- 1950-1975 Koszalin Voivodship
- 1975-1998 counties abolished, communities in Pila Voivodship
- after 1999 Greater Poland Voivodship
[edit] Tourism
The county's lakes and forests make it an attractive area for tourists.
[edit] External links
| Counties of Greater Poland Voivodeship |  |
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| City counties: Konin • Kalisz • Leszno • Poznań
Land counties: Chodzież • Czarnków-Trzcianka • Gniezno • Gostyń • Grodzisk Wielkopolski • Jarocin • Kalisz • Kępno • Koło • Konin • Kościan • Krotoszyn • Leszno • Międzychód • Nowy Tomyśl • Oborniki • Ostrów Wielkopolski • Ostrzeszów • Piła • Pleszew • Poznań • Rawicz • Słupca • Szamotuły • Środa Wielkopolska • Śrem • Turek • Wągrowiec • Wolsztyn • Września • Złotów |
