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- Buses from Szczecin

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Police, (German: Pölitz), is a town in the Pomerania Region, in northwestern Poland, on the Oder River. Police borders Szczecin, the capital of a region. The centre of Police Town is situated about 15 km north of the centre of Szczecin. There are 34.319 inhabitants (2005) in Police. Police is the capital of Police County in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

[edit] Districts

Old Town
Mścięcino
Jasienica
New Town (Nowe Miasto: Osiedle Dąbrówka, Osiedle Gryfitów, Osiedle Księcia Bogusława X, Osiedle Anny Jagiellonki)

[edit] Tourist attractions

Gothic chapel (15th century), Chrobry Square in The Old Town
Neo-gothic church (19th century) in The Old Town
The Police Lapidary], The Staromiejski Park in The Old Town
Tenement houses (19th century)
Gothic church in Police-Jasienica (14th/18th century)
Ruin of Augustinians' cloister in Police-Jasienica (14th century)
The Wkrzanska Forest (Wkrzanska Wilderness, Polish: Puszcza Wkrzańska, German: Ueckermünder Heide), in the area Świdwie Nature Reserve ("Swidwie" Sanctuary) (The Świdwie Lake (Polish: Jezioro Świdwie) near Tanowo and Dobra)
Kayak-way on Gunica River from Węgornik through Tanowo, Tatynia and Wieńkowo to Police-Jasienica
A small yacht marina on the Łarpia River (part of Oder) - 'Olimpia'
The Szczecin Lagoon (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński, German: Stettiner Haff) in the area of Police (Trzebież, Nowe Warpno)

[edit] Communication

Roads:
- to Trzebież and Nowe Warpno, No. 114
- to Tanowo, No. 114
- to Szczecin over Przęsocin

Main streets in a town:
- ul. Tanowska
- ul. Grunwaldzka
- ul. Kościuszki
- ul. Jasienicka
- ul. Dworcowa
- ul. Piastów
- ul. Wojska Polskiego
- ul. Asfaltowa
- ul. Cisowa
- ul. Piłsudskiego
- ul. Wyszyńskiego

Szczecin - Police - Trzebież Railway

Harbours:
- Police Sea-Harbour
- Police River-Harbour

Airport in Goleniów, a town behind the Oder River (Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarność" Airport)

Public transport:
- 10 bus lines in a town. Bus communication between all districts of a town, a few villages near Police (Trzeszczyn, Tanowo, Siedlice, Leśno Górne, Pilchowo, Przęsocin, LS to Trzebież over Dębostrów, Niekłończyca and Uniemyśl) and Szczecin City.
- Taxicab