Webcam Szczecinek. Liberty Square
Szczecinek is a historic town in Central Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with a population of over 40,000 (2011. Formerly in Koszalin Voivodeship (1950-1998), it has been the capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. It is also known as Krono-Zdrój or Kronobyl. It is an important railway junction located along the main line Poznan-Kolobrzeg, which crosses less important lines to Chojnice and Słupsk. The boundaries of the city were expanded in 2009 to include the surrounding villages of Svientki and Trzeseka, with a total area of 48.63 square kilometers.
The turbulent history of Szczecinek goes back to the Middle Ages, when the area was ruled by Pomeranian princes and princes. Much of the city's architecture survived World War II and its entire Old Town was later declared a national heritage monument of Poland.
