Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
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Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship |
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Coat of arms of Warmia-Masuria |
The
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (
Polish:
Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie) is an administrative region, or
voivodeship, of
northeastern Poland. Its capital is
Olsztyn. It has an area of 24,202 km² and a population of 1,460,900
It was created
January 1,
1999, out of the former
Olsztyn Voivodeship and parts of
Suwałki and
Elbląg Voivodeships, pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of
1998. The voivodeship's name recalls the region's two historic lands,
Warmia and
Masuria, and is also referred to in Polish as
Warmia i Mazury.
The voivodeship is south of
Russia's
Kaliningrad Oblast. Much of the area was once the southern part of
East Prussia.
Administrative divisions
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Neo-baroque City hall in Iława |
19 counties (2 of them being "city counties"):
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Olsztyn City County*
Elbląg City County*
Bartoszyce County (
Bartoszyce)
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Braniewo County (
Braniewo)
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Działdowo County (
Działdowo)
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Elbląg County (
Elbląg)
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Ełk County (
Ełk)
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Giżycko County (
Giżycko)
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Iława County (
Iława)
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Kętrzyn County (
Kętrzyn)
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Lidzbark County (
Lidzbark Warmiński)
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Mrągowo County (
Mrągowo)
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Nidzica County (
Nidzica)
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Nowe Miasto County (
Nowe Miasto Lubawskie)
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Olecko-Gołdap County (
Olecko)
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Olsztyn County (
Olsztyn)
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Ostróda County (
Ostróda)
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Pisz County (
Pisz)
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Szczytno County (
Szczytno)
Major cities and towns
(populations as of 2003)
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Olsztyn (177,200)
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Elbląg (130,800)
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Ełk (57,200)
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Ostróda (35,400)
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Iława (34,000)
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Giżycko (31,500)
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Kętrzyn (30,100)
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Szczytno (27,000)
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Bartoszyce (26,400)
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Mrągowo (23,400)
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Działdowo (21,100)
Most popular surnames in the region
* 1.
Wiśniewski: 7,994.
* 2.
Kozłowski: 7,764.
* 3.
Kowalski: 6,480.
