Mielno | |
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Town | |
Beach-side architecture | |
Coordinates: 54°15′36″N 16°3′39″E / 54.26000°N 16.06083°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
County | Koszalin |
Gmina | Mielno |
Highest elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
Population (2015) | 3,174 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | ZKO |
Website | https://www.mielno.pl |
Mielno [ˈmjɛlnɔ] (German: Groß Möllen or Großmöllen)[1] is a resort town in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Mielno.[2] It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Koszalin and 135 km (84 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The town has a population of 3,200.
Mielno is a well-known tourist destination with sandy beaches on the Baltic Sea coast. It lies on a spit between the sea and the large Jamno lake. It is contiguous with the neighbouring resort of Unieście.
Nuclear power plant controversy
[edit]The nearby village of Gąski is one of three sites selected by Polish power company PGE in November 2011 to host a nuclear power station with a capacity of 3 gigawatts. In February 2012, residents voted overwhelmingly against the plan. Some 94 percent of the 2,389 people who took part in a referendum opposed the plant and only 5 percent supported it.[3]
Notable people
[edit]- Reni Jusis (born 1974 in Konin, raised in Mielno) is a female Polish pop singer, songwriter and producer.
Gallery
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Aerial view
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Mielno beach
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Promenade
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Church of the Transfiguration
References
[edit]- ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Maciej Onoszko (Feb 13, 2012). "Polish sea resort poll rejects nuclear plant". Reuters.