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West Pomeranian Voivodship

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The West Pomeranian Voivodship (in Polish województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in Western Pomerania - the northwestern part of Poland. It borders the Lubusz (Lubuskie), Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) and Pomeranian (Pomorskie) voivodships.

It was established on 1 January 1999 out of the former Szczecin, Koszalin, and parts of neighbouring voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Western Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie).

This is a picturesque region of Baltic Sea coast, unspoilt nature, lakes and woodlands. Major coastal towns: Koszalin, Swinoujscie, Miedzyzdroje, Dziwnow , Kolobrzeg, and Mielno.

The capital of this administrative region is: Szczecin.
Area: 22,902 km²
Population: 1,735,900 (2003).
Population density: 76/km²
Administrative division: 21 counties, 61 cities, 114 communities

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Administrative division

Major cities and towns

Major corporations

  • Grupa Kronospan SA , Szczecinek
  • Zakłady Chemiczne Police SA , Police
  • Swedwood Poland SA , Szczecin
  • Zespół Elektrowni Dolna Odra SA , Nowe Czarnowo
  • Stocznia Szczecińska Nowa sp. z o.o. , Szczecin
  • Polska Żegluga Morska SA , Szczecin
  • Netto Artykuły Żywnościowe sp. z o.o. , Kobylanka
  • Komfort sp. z o.o. , Szczecin
  • Zakład Energetyczny Koszalin SA , Koszalin
  • Petrocargo/OW Bunker sp. z o.o. , Szczecin
  • Vobis Microcomputer sp. z o.o. , Szczecin
  • Yiotarini Holdings Co Ltd. , Szczecinek
  • PZE Cefarm-Szczecin SA , Szczecin

Tourism links


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Voivodships of Poland
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Principal cities
Warsaw | Łódź | Kraków | Wrocław | Poznań | Gdańsk | Szczecin | Bydgoszcz | Lublin | Katowice | Białystok | Częstochowa | Gdynia | Toruń | Radom | Kielce | Rzeszów | Olsztyn


Last updated: 11-03-2004 15:45:11