Bartoszyce County

A land county in the northern part of the Warmia-Masuria Voivodeship, bordering the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation to the north. The county covers 1,308.54 km² and has 52,308 residents (2024, Statistics Poland). The seat of the county authorities is the town of Bartoszyce. The county comprises 6 municipal units — 2 urban municipalities, 2 urban-rural and 2 rural.

Overview

• Area: 1,308.54 km²
• Population: 52,308 (2024, Statistics Poland)
• Border county — the northern boundary of the county coincides with the Polish-Russian state border
• Agriculture and agri-food processing dominate the economy

Member municipalities of this county

• Town of Bartoszyce
• Bisztynek Municipality
• Górowo Iławeckie Municipality
• Town of Górowo Iławeckie
• Sępopol

Authorities

County governor (Starosta): Elżbieta Zabłocka (term 2024–2029)

The deputy governor is Paweł Wójcik. The first session of the County Council of the 7th term was held on 7 May 2024.

Cooperation within the WMSP

This local government takes part in the shared territorial strategy of the borderland through 2030 and in the CuRI 2026–2027 programme (Eastern Border Regions Catching-up Regions Initiative, European Commission + World Bank).