Kętrzyn County

A land county in the north-eastern part of the Warmia-Masuria Voivodeship, on the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast. It covers an area of 1,212.97 km² and is home to about 62,000 people. The seat of the county authorities is the town of Kętrzyn. The county is made up of 6 local government units — the town of Kętrzyn and the municipalities of Barciany, Kętrzyn (rural), Korsze, Reszel and Srokowo.

Overview

• Area: 1,212.97 km²
• Population: 62,054 (2020)
• Border county — the northern boundary of the county coincides with the state border with the Russian Federation (Kaliningrad Oblast)
• Seat of the authorities: Kętrzyn

Member municipalities of this county

• Barciany
• Srokowo
• Kętrzyn Municipality
• Town of Kętrzyn
• Reszel Municipality

Authorities

County governor (Starosta): Michał Kochanowski (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).