Szczecinek

Szczecinek
  • From top, left to right: Panorama of Szczecinek
  • Town Hall at the marketplace
  • Bohaterów Warszawy - promenade dedicated to the war heroes of Warsaw
Flag of Szczecinek
Coat of arms of Szczecinek
Szczecinek is located in Poland
Szczecinek
Szczecinek
Coordinates: 53°43′N 16°41′E / 53.717°N 16.683°E / 53.717; 16.683
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountySzczecinek
GminaSzczecinek (urban gmina)
Established1310
City rights1310
Government
 • MayorJerzy Hardie-Douglas
Area
 • Total
48.63 km2 (18.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
40,211
 • Density830/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal codes
78-400, 78-401, 78-402, 78-403, 78-404, 78-410
Area code+48 94
Car platesZSZ
Highways
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Websitehttp://www.szczecinek.pl

Szczecinek (Polish: [ʂt͡ʂɛˈt͡ɕinɛk] ; German: Neustettin) is a historic city in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, with a population of more than 40,000 (2011). It is an important railroad junction, located along the main Poznań - Kołobrzeg line, which crosses less important lines to Chojnice and Słupsk. The town's total area is 48.63 square kilometres (18.78 square miles).

The turbulent history of Szczecinek reaches back to the High Middle Ages, when the area was ruled by Pomeranian dukes and princes. The majority of the city's architecture survived World War II and, subsequently, its entire Old Town was proclaimed a national heritage monument of Poland.