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Mielno

Coordinates: 54°15′36″N 16°3′39″E / 54.26000°N 16.06083°E / 54.26000; 16.06083
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Mielno
Town
Beach-side architecture
Beach-side architecture
Flag of Mielno
Coat of arms of Mielno
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

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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]

Notable people

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  • Reni Jusis (born 1974 in Konin, raised in Mielno) is a female Polish pop singer, songwriter and producer.
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References

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  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.