sentences:  In years 1975-98 it was the capital of the smaller Koszalin Voivodeship.As a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act (1998) Koszalin became part of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship (effective 1 January 1999) regardless of an earlier proposal for a new Middle Pomeranian Voivodeship covering approximately the area of former Koszalin Voivodeship (1950–75).In 1991, Koszalin was visited by Pope John Paul II.