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Administration
Włocławek is a seat of numerous institutions of public and special administration. The
town seats the Local Office of Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship Office, and the Local
Office of the Marshal’s Office in Toruń. The Kujawsko-Pomorskie Bureau of Spatial and
Regional Planning covering the whole voivodship is also seated in the town. Moreover,
there are the seats of District Court and District Prosecutor’s Office in Włocławek
covering the counties of: Włocławek, Aleksandrów, Radziejów, Rypin and Lipno.
The range of basic functions and services offered by the city to the functional area is
depicted in the drawing.
business
environment
institutions
trade
tourism
and leisure
upper-secondary
education
sport
Recreation and the suburban zone
university-level
education
culture
out-of-school
adult education
specialized
healthcare
administration
mass
transport
The recreational relations of the town and its neighbouring areas are an important
factor influencing wide-range changes in the rural regions. In case of Włocławek, these
relations are evident and derive from the richness of natural environment surrounding
the town. Forest complexes of Gostynin-Włocławek Nature Park or the Włocławek
Reservoir are excellent examples. The inhabitants of Włocławek explore these areas,
which is visible through a rising number of recreation buildings erected there. The
town has a well-developed tourist infrastructure with numerous hotels, two of which
are four-star hotels (Młyn Hotel and Aleksander Hotel). This feature helps to develop
the town’s function as a tourist centre based on rich natural and cultural background.
The effect of the economic development of Włocławek and of the improving material
status of some part of its inhabitants are the deconcentration processes and constant
migration to the surrounding areas. This phenomenon is evident in the communes
remaining in the direct vicinity of the town, such as the communes of: Włocławek,
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