Mielno
Town
Beach-side architecture
Beach-side architecture
Coat of arms of Mielno
Coat of arms
Mielno is located in Poland
Mielno
Mielno
Coordinates: 54°15′36″N 16°3′39″E / 54.26000°N 16.06083°E / 54.26000; 16.06083
Country Poland
VoivodeshipWest Pomeranian
CountyKoszalin
GminaMielno
Highest elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Lowest elevation
1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2015)
3,174
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationZKO
Websitehttps://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

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]

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References

  1. ^ M. Kaemmerer (2004). Ortsnamenverzeichnis der Ortschaften jenseits von Oder u. Neiße (in German). ISBN 3-7921-0368-0.
  2. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  3. ^ Maciej Onoszko (Feb 13, 2012). "Polish sea resort poll rejects nuclear plant". Reuters.


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