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.
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]
West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin. Its area equals 22,892.48 km2 (8,838.84 sq mi), and in 2021, it was inhabited by 1,682,003 people.
Kołobrzeg County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is Kołobrzeg, which lies on the coast 106 kilometres (66 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. Its only other town is Gościno.
Sławno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, north-western Poland, on the Baltic coast. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat is the town of Sławno, which lies 174 kilometres (108 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The only other town in the county is Darłowo, lying on the coast 19 km (12 mi) west of Sławno.
Gmina Będzino is a rural gmina in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Będzino, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) west of Koszalin and 128 km (80 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Gmina Mielno is an urban-rural gmina in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Mielno, a resort on the Baltic Sea coast.
Gmina Sianów is an urban-rural gmina in Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Sianów, which lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) north-east of Koszalin and 145 km (90 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Kopalino is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Choczewo, within Wejherowo County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Choczewo, 34 km (21 mi) north-west of Wejherowo, and 69 km (43 mi) north-west of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located within the ethnocultural region of Kashubia in the historic region of Pomerania.
Pogorzelica is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Rewal, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northwestern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Rewal, 22 km (14 mi) north of Gryfice, and 84 km (52 mi) northeast of the regional capital Szczecin. Situated on the Trzebiatowski Coast of the Baltic Sea in the historic region of Pomerania, the village has a beach and is a holiday resort.
Bonin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Manowo, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Manowo, 7 km (4 mi) south-east of Koszalin, and 137 km (85 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. In Bonin is placed Department of Potato Protection and Seed Science, formerly Potato Research Institute, now part of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization Institute.
Chłopy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Koszalin and 131 km (81 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Czajcze is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Koszalin and 143 km (89 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Gąski is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) west of Koszalin and 127 km (79 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. It is located on the Slovincian Coast.
Łazy is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Koszalin and 146 km (91 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Mielenko is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) north-west of Koszalin and 132 km (82 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Mielenko-Kolonia is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Koszalin and 132 km (82 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Niegoszcz is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) north-west of Koszalin and 130 km (81 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Paprotno is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.
Sarbinowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) north-west of Koszalin and 130 km (81 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Unieście is a coastal village in the administrative district of Gmina Mielno, within Koszalin County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Koszalin and 137 km (85 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
Jamno is a lake in northern Poland, close to the Baltic Sea. It is divided from the sea by a spit, on which lie the resorts of Mielno and Unieście.