Borne Sulinowo
Borne Sulinowo | |
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Town hall, before 1992 the headquarters of the command of the garrison | |
| Coordinates: 53°34′55″N 16°32′21″E / 53.58194°N 16.53917°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | West Pomeranian |
| County | Szczecinek |
| Gmina | Borne Sulinowo |
| Established | 15th century |
| Town rights | 15 September 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Dorota Chrzanowska |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.15 km2 (7.01 sq mi) |
| Population (30 June 2021) | |
• Total | 5,008 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 78-449 |
| Area code | +48 94 |
| Car plates | ZSZ |
| Website | www |
Borne Sulinowo [ˈbɔrnɛ sulʲiˈnɔvɔ] (German: Groß Born; Russian: Борне-Сулиново) is a town in north-western Poland, within the West Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is a capital of a separate gmina (municipality). As of June 2021, the town has a population of 5,008; the surrounding commune is inhabited by an additional 4,772 people. It is situated on the southern shore of Pile Lake in the region of Pomerania.
The town is notable for the fact that between 1945 and 1992 it was a secret Soviet military base that did not appear on any map, and was only transferred to Polish control in October 1992.