Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie
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Location within Poland
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Division into counties
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Capital | Olsztyn | ||
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2 cities, 19 land counties
Elbląg
Olsztyn Bartoszyce County Braniewo County Działdowo County Elbląg County Ełk County Giżycko County Gołdap County Iława County Kętrzyn County Lidzbark County Mrągowo County Nidzica County Nowe Miasto County Olecko County Olsztyn County Ostróda County Pisz County Szczytno County Węgorzewo County |
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| • Total | 24,191.8 km2 (9,340.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(31-12-2014)
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| • Total | 1,443,967 | ||
| • Density | 59.68828/km2 (154.5919/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 856,559 | ||
| • Rural | 570,532 | ||
| ISO 3166 code | PL-28 | ||
| Vehicle registration | N | ||
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Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn.
It was created on January 1, 1999.
Protected areas
Protected areas in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship include 8 Landscape Parks, as listed below:
- Brodnica Landscape Park (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)
- Dylewo Hills Landscape Park
- Elbląg Upland Landscape Park
- Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Masovian Voivodeships)
- Iława Lake District Landscape Park (partly in Pomeranian Voivodeship)
- Masurian Landscape Park
- Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park
- Wel Landscape Park
The Łuknajno Lake nature reserve is a protected wetland site under the Ramsar convention. It is also a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Images for kids
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Battle of Grunwald, painting by Jan Matejko (1878)
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Elbląg was one of the main port cities of the Kingdom of Poland and one of the largest and most influential cities in the entire Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
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Olsztyn is the capital of the Voivodeship and the largest city of Warmia
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Ełk is the largest city of Masuria
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Mikołajki with its well-known marina
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The Lidzbark Warmiński Castle is considered to be a great artistic and historical value in the world
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Warmian-Masurian Provincial Assembly building in Olsztyn
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Olsztyn Castle
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Brick Gothic fortified cathedral in Frombork, burial place of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus
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St. James' Cathedral in Olsztyn
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Reszel historic city center
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Sanctuary of Saint Mary in Święta Lipka
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Palace in Smolajny, former summer residence of Ignacy Krasicki
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Elbląg Canal
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Birthplace of composer Feliks Nowowiejski in Barczewo
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Łuczański Canal and the swing bridge in Giżycko
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Grunwald battlefield
See also
In Spanish: Voivodato de Varmia y Masuria para niños
