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Police Old Town is the old town (oldest historic district) of the town of Police, Poland in the Pomerania Region.

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Police, Gothic Chapel (15th century) in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town of Police, a town in Pomerania, Poland Wik 8 police - stare miasto, kaplica gotycka.jpg
Police, Gothic Chapel (15th century) in The Chrobry Square in The Old Town of Police, a town in Pomerania, Poland

Monuments

A former gothic St. Mary's Church in The Old Town of Police, 1884 Police kosciol mariacki 1884.jpg
A former gothic St. Mary's Church in The Old Town of Police, 1884

There are a few interesting monuments in Police, e.g.

Town hall (1906) was not rebuilt after World War II

The tourist and cultural information office is localised in The Gothic Chapel in The Bolesław Chrobry Square.

Yacht marina

A yacht marina 'Olimpia' is on the Łarpia River (part of Oder).

Communication

The Old Town Square 0904 Rynek StrMiasta Police ZPL.JPG
The Old Town Square
A fingerpost in the Old Town Square Wik 23 Police DW114.jpg
A fingerpost in the Old Town Square
The Main Railway Station in Police Wik 17 Police, dworzec glowny.jpg
The Main Railway Station in Police
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Piłsudskiego Street

53°33′08″N14°34′21″E / 53.55222°N 14.57250°E / 53.55222; 14.57250

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