Szczecinek is a city in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland with some 39,777 inhabitants (2007). Previously in Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–1998), it has been the capital of Szczecinek County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. It is an important railroad junction, located along the main Poznań - Kolobrzeg line, which crosses there with the less important lines to Chojnice, Słupsk and Runowo Pomorskie. Its population is more than 40 thousand inhabitants, as of January 2011. The city boundaries were expanded in 2009 to include Świątki and Trzesieka, a total area of 48.63 km2 (18.78 sq mi).
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