Złotow County Powiat złotowski
County
Coat of arms
Location within the voivodeship
Coordinates (Złotow): 53°21′37″N 17°2′27″E  /  53.36028°N 17.04083°E  / 53.36028; 17.04083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
Seat	Złotow
Gminas	Total 8 (incl. 1 urban) Złotow Gmina Jastrowie Gmina Krajenka Gmina Lipka Gmina Okonek Gmina Tarnowka Gmina Zakrzewo Gmina Złotow
Area
? Total	1,660 km 2 (640 sq mi)
Population   (2011)
? Total	68,791
? Density	41/km 2 (110/sq mi)
?  Urban	34,302
? Rural	34,489
Car plates	PZL
Website	http://www.zlotow-powiat.pl

Złotow County ( Polish : powiat złotowski ) is a unit of territorial administration and local government ( powiat ) in Greater Poland Voivodeship , west-central Poland . Its administrative seat and largest town is Złotow , which lies 107 kilometres (66 mi) north of the regional capital Pozna? . The county contains three other towns: Jastrowie , 17 km (11 mi) northwest of Złotow, Okonek , 23 km (14 mi) northwest of Złotow, and Krajenka , 7 km (4 mi) southwest of Złotow.

The county covers an area of 1,661 square kilometres (641.3 sq mi). As of 2011, its total population is 68,791, out of which the population of Złotow is 18,303, that of Jastrowie is 8,485, that of Okonek is 3,855, that of Krajenka is 3,659, and the rural population is 34,489.

History [ edit ]

For centuries, the area was part of the Kingdom of Poland and the Greater Poland region (often called the "cradle of Poland"), which beginning in the 10th-century formed the heart of the early Polish state . From 1772 to 1945, it was part of Prussia and Germany , contained mainly in the district called Kreis Flatow (Złotow), although parts were in Kreis Deutsch Krone (Jastrowie).

In post-war Poland, Złotow County was in Szczecin Voivodeship from 1946 to 1950, and then in Koszalin Voivodeship until 1975, when the powiats were abolished. From 1975 until 1998, the area was part of Piła Voivodeship . The county was recreated on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998, which reintroduced the powiats and created sixteen larger voivodeships.

Neighbouring counties [ edit ]

Złotow County is bordered by Szczecinek County to the northwest, Człuchow County to the northeast, S?polno County to the east, Piła County to the south, and Wałcz County and Drawsko County to the west.

Administrative division [ edit ]

The county is subdivided into eight gminas (one urban, three urban-rural and four rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.

References [ edit ]

• Area and Population in the Territorial Profile in 2011

External links [ edit ]

• Official website
• Map