Powiat of Choszczno
Voivodship	Western Pomeranian
Capital of powiat	Choszczno
Starostship	ul. Nadbrzeżna 2
Area	1.328,0 km²
Population	58 282 (31.XII.2004)
Population density	37,9/km²
Urbanisation	47,6% (31.XII.2004)
Rank in Poland (from 314 powiats)	area: 60, population: 245
Rank in voivodship (from 21 powiats)	area: 8, population: 15
Car plates	ZCH
Area code	+48 95
TERYT code	4324302000
gminas urban: 0 urban-rural: 4 rural: 2
Webpages: Powiat webpage, Powiat BIP

Powiat of Choszczno (sometimes called Choszczno County) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the West Pomeranian Voivodship in Poland. It is situated in the following geographical locations: Pojezierze Choszczeńskie, Pojezierze Myśliborskie, Pojezierze Ińskie and Równina Drawska. On the territory of Gmina of Drawno there is a primeval forest Puszcza Drawska with a part of Drawieński Park Narodowy national park. A Voivodship (also voivodeship, Romanian: voievodat, Polish: województwo, Serbian: vojvodstvo or vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod (voivode). ... West Pomeranian voivodship since 1999 West Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze Zachodnie, German: West Pommern; Latin Pomerania Occidentalis) or West Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in the northwestern part of Poland. ... Choszczno, a town (population around 20. ... -1... Urbanization is the degree of or increase in urban character or nature. ... A powiat (pronounced povyat; plural, powiaty) is the Polish third-level unit of administration, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture (NUTS-3) in some countries. ... // Polish car number plates since May 1, 2000 Polish 2000 series car plates have black letters on a white background. ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... Gmina is the principal unit (lowest level) of the territorial division in Poland, and is equivalent to a commune or municipality. ... West Pomeranian voivodship since 1999 West Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze Zachodnie, German: West Pommern; Latin Pomerania Occidentalis) or West Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in the northwestern part of Poland. ...

Administrative division

The powiat consists of six gminas: Gmina is the principal unit (lowest level) of the territorial division in Poland, and is equivalent to a commune or municipality. ...

Urban-rural gminas:

• Choszczno
• Drawno
• Pełczyce
• Recz

Rural gminas:

• Bierzwnik
• Krzęcin

There are four towns within the powiat:

• Choszczno
• Drawno
• Pełczyce
• Recz

Choszczno, a town (population around 20. ...

Transport

• Railways:
  • in use: Szczecin Gł. - Poznań Gł. (through Choszczno and Bierzwnik).
  • unused, existing: Stargard Szczeciński - Piła Główna (through Recz Pomorski) and Barlinek - Kalisz Pomorski (through Pełczyce, Lubiana Pyrzycka, Choszczno and Drawno).
  • unused, non-existing: Lubiana Pyrzycka - Strzelce Krajeńskie.
• Roads:
  • national grade: 10: Lubieszyn - Płońsk (through Recz).
  • voivodship grade: 151: Recz - Świdwin, 155: Recz - Gorzów Wielkopolski (through Choszczno and Pełczyce), 160: Suchań - Miedzichowo (through Choszczno and Bierzwnik), 161: Choszczno - Kalisz Pomorski (through Drawno), 153: Piasecznik - Pyrzyce.

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See also

• Western Pomeranian Voivodship