Koszalin - Koszalin

Koszalin - Hosso.jpg
Koszalin
VoivodeshipWest Pomerania
Residents
108.576 (2015)
height
32 m
no tourist info on Wikidata: Add tourist information
location
Location map of Poland
Reddot.svg
Koszalin

Koszalin is a big city in the polish Voivodeship West Pomerania. It is not far from the Baltic beach, a few kilometers inland on Kösliner Mühlenbach as well as two beach lakes Jamund lake. Koszalin can be used as a base for excursions to the various seaside resorts at the Slowinsian coast to explore. Even if much of the city's structural fabric was destroyed in the Second World War, the rebuilt and restored old town is known for its brick Gothic. Koszalin is on the European Brick Gothic Way and on the Way of the Cistercians.

Districts

Koszalin is divided into seventeen districts, of which the city center with the old town is the most interesting for tourists.

background

Koszalin is the center of the northern part of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

getting there

Airports

By train

  • There is good integration into the Polish long-distance traffic. Connections to Germany mostly lead over Szczecin and Berlin; even the fastest connections Vienna lead over Berlin. The fastest connections to Warsaw lead over Stargard and require 7 1/2 hours of travel time. The direct connection to Szczecin takes 2 1/2 hours.
  • To the regional rail hub Białogard the train takes 20 minutes.

By bus

The central bus station is located at the main train station and is served by numerous bus companies from home and abroad.

In the street

Koszalin is on the S6 expressway from Szczecin to Gdynia and can therefore be reached quickly and easily from Berlin or Gdansk.

By boat

Ferry ports are located in Swinoujscie, Gdynia and Danzig.

mobility

Map of Koszalin

The city center can easily be explored on foot. Otherwise there is also a well-developed public transport network that connects the more distant parts of the city to the city center.

Tourist Attractions

  • Brick gothic 1 St. Mary's CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral in the Wikipedia encyclopediaSt. Mary's Cathedral in the Wikimedia Commons media directorySt. Mary's Cathedral (Q11737314) in the Wikidata database
  • brick-Gothic castle church
  • brick gothic 2 GertrudenkapelleGertrudenkapelle in the encyclopedia WikipediaGertrudenkapelle in the media directory Wikimedia CommonsGertrudenkapelle (Q11735253) in the Wikidata database
  • neo-Gothic St. Joseph's Church
  • Gothic hangman's house
  • historic town houses and villas
  • Remains of the brick Gothic city wall
  • Lookout tower on the Gollen
  • open air museum

activities

There are excursions to the nearby beach lakes or to the seaside resorts on the Baltic Sea.

shop

In the center of Koszalin there are numerous small shops where you can browse for the special. Further out there are trading centers:

  • Galeria Emka
  • Koszalin atrium
  • CH cosmos
  • Jowisz
  • Mercury
  • Saturn
  • Morskie

kitchen

nightlife

accommodation

Learn

Work

security

health

There are three nationally ranked public clinics in Koszalin. The special clinic for lung diseases is particularly well known. Numerous medical practices and pharmacies are available.

Practical advice

trips

literature

Web links

Article draftThe main parts of this article are still very short and many parts are still in the drafting phase. If you know anything on the subject be brave and edit and expand it to make a good article. If the article is currently being written to a large extent by other authors, don't be put off and just help.