Miastko
Miastko , is a town in the Middle Pomerania region of northwestern Poland. Administratively it has since 1999 been part of Bytów County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship; previously it had been in Słupsk Voivodeship.
History
Between 1815 and 1945 the town belonged to the Prussian Province of Pomerania. On 2 March 1945, it was taken by the Red Army, after which it was placed under Polish administration.In 2012 a monument dedicated to the Polish Nation was unveiled in the town park.
Population
- 1950: 1,500
- 1960: 5,500
- 1970: 8,100
- 1975: 9,800
- 1980: 10,000
- 2004: 12,000
- 2016: 10,738
Gallery
Notable residents
- Julius Heinrich Franz a German astronomer
- Tadeusz Sapierzyński a Polish Army officer, former commander of the special forces unit JW GROM
- Krzysztof Gliszczyński a Polish painter
- Ewa Gawryluk a Polish actress
- Wojciech Kałdowski a retired Polish 800 metre runner
International relations
|  Bad Fallingbostel, Germany |
