Zlotow County - Definition and Overview

Zlotow (Złotów) 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. (third largest in Wielkopolska).

The county town is Zlotow (18,800), other towns include Jastrowie (9000), Krajenka (3500), and Okonek (4200). Rural communes are based on Lipka, Tarnówka, Zakrzewo, and Zlotow.

The county has an attractive tourism base, with lakes and forests. Before World War II it was area of German Kreis Flatow, including at now some parts of Kreis Deutsch Krone area (Jastrowie).

Adminsitrative belonging

• 1946-1950 Szczecin Voivodship
• 1950-1975 Koszalin Voivodship
• 1975-1998 counties abolished, communities in Pila Voivodship
• after 1999 Greater Poland Voivodship

See also: County map (http://zlotow-powiat.pl/mapa.htm)

External links: http://www.zlotow-powiat.pl