Koszalin

Koszalin
City county
Market Square Koszalin Cathedral Main Post Office Park of the Dukes of Pomerania Koszalin Philharmonic
Flag Coat of arms
Motto:  Center of Pomerania (Polish: Centrum Pomorza)
Koszalin
Coordinates: 54°12′N 16°11′E / 54.200°N 16.183°E / 54.200; 16.183
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	West Pomeranian
County	city county
Established	11th century
Town rights	1266
Government
• Mayor	Tomasz Sobieraj (KO)
Area
• Total	115.5 km2 (44.6 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	104,994 (37th)[1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	75-900, 75-902, 75-007, 75-016
Area code	+48 94
Vehicle registration	ZK
Climate	Cfb
Highways
Website	www.koszalin.pl

Koszalin (Polish: [kɔˈʂalin] ^ⓘ; Kashubian: Kòszalëno; German: Köslin,^[2] pronounced [kœsˈliːn]) is a city in northwestern Poland, in Western Pomerania. It is located 12 kilometres (7 miles) south of the Baltic Sea coast, and intersected by the river Dzierżęcinka. Koszalin is also a county-status city and capital of Koszalin County of West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Founded in the Middle Ages, Koszalin was a seaport until the 17th century, and one of the main cities of Central Pomerania (along with Kołobrzeg and Słupsk). From 1950 to 1998 it was the administrative capital of Central Pomerania, as the Koszalin Voivodeship, and remains its largest city. Located on the main highway and railroad between the Tricity and Szczecin, Koszalin is an important regional industrial, cultural and educational center. It is home to the Koszalin University of Technology, Polish Air Force Training Center and the Polish Border Guard Academy. Its Gothic Cathedral serves as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koszalin–Kołobrzeg. Koszalin is the host city of an annual festival of choirs of the Polish diaspora from various parts of the world.