Miastko
See also: Miastko, Greater Poland Voivodeship
| Miastko | |||
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Miastko in 2009 | |||
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  Miastko | |||
| Coordinates: 54°1′N 16°59′E / 54.017°N 16.983°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Pomeranian | ||
| County | Bytów | ||
| Gmina | Miastko | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Roman Ramion | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 5.68 km2 (2.19 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| • Total | 10,987 | ||
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) | ||
| Postal code | 77-200 | ||
| Website | http://www.miastko.pl/ | ||
Miastko, Church of Our Lady, July 2004
Miastko [ˈmʲastkɔ] (Kashubian/Pomeranian: Miastkò; German: Rummelsburg), 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 and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.
Population
- 1950: aprx. 1,500
- 1960: 5,500
- 1970: 8,100
- 1975: 9,800
- 1980: 10,000
- 2004: 12,000
Notable residents
- Julius Heinrich Franz (1847 – 1913), German astronomer
- Lothar Bisky (born 1941), politician
- Tadeusz Sapierzyński (b. 1958), soldier
International relations
Twin towns - sister cities
Miastko is twinned with:
Soltau-Fallingbostel, Germany
Coordinates: 54°01′N 16°59′E / 54.017°N 16.983°E
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