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County
goldapski
Voivodeship
Warmia-Masuria
WMSP member since
2019
Population
26,689 (2019)
Area
771.93 km²

Gołdap County

A land county in the north-eastern part of the Warmia-Masuria Voivodeship, with its capital in Gołdap. Created in 2002 after being separated from Olecko-Gołdap County, it comprises the urban-rural municipality of Gołdap and the rural municipalities of Banie Mazurskie and Dubeninki. The county borders the Kaliningrad Oblast of the Russian Federation.

Overview

  • Area: 771.93 km²
  • Population: 26,689 (2019)
  • Three member municipalities: Gołdap, Banie Mazurskie, Dubeninki
  • Borderland location — external EU border with the Kaliningrad Oblast
  • The Szeskie Hills region, with numerous lakes and protected areas

Member municipalities of this county

Authorities

County governor (Starosta): Krzysztof Tomasz Kazaniecki (term 2024–2029)

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).