Szczecin County

Former county of Poland

Szczecin County

County of the District of the Western Pomerania and Szczecin Voivodeship
1946–1975

Counties of Poland in 1968, including the Szczecin County.
Capital| Szczecin (extrateritorially)
Area|

• 1946

| 402 km2 (155 sq mi)
Population|

• 1946

| 11 758
• Type| County
History|

• Established

| 29 May 1946

• Disestablished

| 1 June 1975
Contained within|
• Country|  Provisional Government of National Unity (1946–1947)
Polish People's Republic (1947–1975)
• District| Western Pomerania (1946)
• Voivodeship| Szczecin (1946–1975)

Preceded by | Succeeded by

|

|  | Veletian County

|

| Randow District
| Ueckermünde District
| Szczecin Voivodeship |

|

The Szczecin County[a] was a county centered around the town of Police, that existed from 1946 to 1975. [1] In 1946 it was a subdivision of the District of the Western Pomerania, and from 1946 to 1975, of the Szczecin Voivodeship. Its seat of government was located extrateritorially in the nearby city of Szczecin.

## History

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Szczecin County was established on 29 May 1946, and was located within the District of the Western Pomerania, that was under the administration of the Provisional Government of National Unity.[2][3][4] It was formed from the former districts of Randow and Ueckermünde that belonged to the Nazi Germany, and the Veletian County.[2] The District of the Western Pomerania was disestablished on 28 June 1946, and replaced by the Szczecin Voivodeship.[5] In 1946, it had 11 758 inhabitants,[6] and an area of 402 km².[7]

It remained under the control of the Provisional Government until 19 February 1947, when the Polish People's Republic was established in its place. The county existed until 1 June 1975, when it was abolished due to the new administrative reform, with its territory being incorporated into then-established Szczecin Voivodeship.[8] Its capital was Szczecin, which itself wasn't part of the county, and existed as the separate city county instead.[2][1] The city was chosen as the seat for the county, due to the existence the Enclave of Police from 1945 to 1946, which slowed the development of the town of Police, that would otherwise had been chosen for the seat instead.[1] In 1999, Police County was established within the same borders as the former Szczecin County.

## Citations

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### Notes

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1. ^ Polish: Powiat szczeciński

### References

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1. ^ a b c Jan Matura: Historia Polic od czasów najstarszego osadnictwa do II wojny światowej. vol. 2. Police: Urząd Gminy w Policach, 2002, p. 153–154. ISBN 83-914853-5-8.
2. ^ a b c Rozporządzenie Rady Ministrów z dnia 29 maja 1946 r. w sprawie tymczasowego podziału administracyjnego Ziem Odzyskanych.
3. ^ Stanisław Jackowiak: Trudny powrót do macierzy, Warsaw: Biuletyn Instytutu Pamięci Narodowej, 9-10/2005, ISSN 1641-9561.
4. ^ Andrzej Gawryszewski: Ludność Polski w XX wieku. Warsaw: Polska Akademia Nauk – Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania im. Stanisława Leszczyckiego, 2005, series: Monografie. ISBN 83-87954-66-7. ISSN 1643-2312. p. 43.
5. ^ Journal of Laws, no. 28, position: 177, 1946.
6. ^ Rocznik Statystyczny 1947, Warsaw: Główny Urząd Statystyczny, 1947, p. 16-17 (p. 33-34 of the PDF document).
7. ^ Powszechny Sumaryczny Spis Ludności z dn. 14 II 1946 r., Warsaw: Główny Urząd Statystyczny, 1947, p. 13-14 (p. 29-30 of the PDF document).
8. ^ Ustawa z dnia 28 maja 1975 r. o dwustopniowym podziale administracyjnym Państwa oraz o zmianie ustawy o radach narodowych.