Lower Silesian Voivodeship 322108 223705935 2008-07-05T10:44:16Z VolkovBot 3035831 robot Adding: [[szl:Wojewůdztwo dolnoślůnske]] {{for|the historical region|Lower Silesia}} {{Infobox Settlement |name = Lower Silesian Voivodeship |native_name=Województwo dolnośląskie |settlement_type=[[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]] |flag = POL województwo dolnośląskie flag 1.svg |image_shield = POL województwo dolnośląskie COA.svg |image_map = Wojewodztwo dolnoslaskie.png |map_caption = Location within Poland |image_map1 = Dolnoslaskie_powiaty.png |map_caption1 = Division into counties |subdivision_type=Country |subdivision_name={{POL}} |seat_type=Capital |seat = [[Wrocław]] |parts_type = [[Powiat|Counties]] |parts=3 cities, 26 land counties * |p1=[[Jelenia Góra]]|p2=[[Legnica]]|p3=[[Wrocław]]|p4=[[Bolesławiec County]]|p5=[[Dzierżoniów County]]|p6=[[Głogów County]]|p7=[[Góra County]]|p8=[[Jawor County]]|p9=[[Jelenia Góra County]]|p10=[[Kamienna Góra County]]|p11=[[Kłodzko County]]|p12=[[Legnica County]]|p13=[[Lubań County]]|p14=[[Lubin County]]|p15=[[Lwówek Śląski County]]|p16=[[Milicz County]]|p18=[[Oleśnica County]]|p17=[[Oława County]]|p19=[[Polkowice County]]|p21=[[Strzelin County]]|p20=[[Środa Śląska County]]|p22=[[Świdnica County]]|p23=[[Trzebnica County]]|p24=[[Wałbrzych County]]|p25=[[Wołów County]]|p26=[[Wrocław County]]|p27=[[Ząbkowice Śląskie County]]|p28=[[Zgorzelec County]]|p29=[[Złotoryja County]] |coor_type=Wrocław|latd=51|latm=07|latNS=N|longd=17|longm=02|longEW=E |area_total_km2 = 19946 |total_type=Total |population_total = 2884248 |population_as_of = 2006 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_urban=2047151 |population_blank1_title=Rural |population_blank1=837097 |blank_name=[[Polish car number plates|Car plates]] |blank_info=D |website=http://www.umwd.pl/ |footnotes = * further divided into 169 [[gmina]]s }} '''Lower Silesian Voivodeship''' (also known as Lower Silesia Province, or by its [[Polish language|Polish]] name of ''województwo dolnośląskie'' [{{IPA-pl|w|o|j|e|'|w|u|c|t|f|o}} {{IPA-pl|d|o|l|n|o|'|ś|l|ą|s|k|j|e}}] or simply ''Dolnośląskie'') is one of the 16 [[Voivodeships of Poland|voivodeships]] (provinces) into which [[Poland]] is currently divided. It lies in south-western Poland, corresponding roughly to the region of [[Lower Silesia]] (the northwestern part of the historical and geographical region of [[Silesia]]), which passed to Poland from [[Germany]] at the end of the [[Second World War]]. Its capital and largest city is [[Wrocław]] ({{lang-de|Breslau}}), on the middle [[Oder River|Odra (Oder)]] river. == History and geography == The voivodeship was created on [[January 1]], [[1999]], out of the former [[Wrocław Voivodeship|Wrocław]], [[Legnica Voivodeship|Legnica]], [[Wałbrzych Voivodeship|Wałbrzych]] and [[Jelenia Góra Voivodeship|Jelenia Góra]] Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act. It covers an area of {{convert|19946|km2|sqmi|0}}, and as at 2006 has a total population of 2,884,248, comprising an urban population of 2,047,151 and rural population of 837,097. Although much of the region is relatively low-lying, as it name implies, it also includes part of the [[Sudetes]] mountain range running along the Polish/[[Czech Republic|Czech]] border. Popular [[skiing|ski]] resorts in Lower Silesian Voivodeship include [[Karpacz]] and [[Szklarska Poręba]] in the [[Karkonosze]] mountains. The town of [[Kudowa Zdrój]], also in the Sudetes (west of [[Kłodzko]] near the Czech border), is a traditional [[spa town]] often visited by heart patients. Other important tourist destinations in the voivodeship include the chief city, [[Wrocław]], as well as the towns of [[Jelenia Góra]] and [[Legnica]]. Lower Silesian Voivodeship is bordered by [[Lubusz Voivodeship]] to the north-west, [[Greater Poland Voivodeship]] to the north-east, [[Opole Voivodeship]] to the south-east, the [[Czech Republic]] to the south, and [[Germany]] to the west. == Cities and towns == The voivodeship contains 91 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 [http://www.stat.gov.pl/gus/45_655_PLK_HTML.htm]): {{col-begin|width=60%}} {{col-break}} 1. [[Wrocław]] (635,280)<br> 2. [[Wałbrzych]] (125,773)<br> 3. [[Legnica]] (105,485)<br> 4. [[Jelenia Góra]] (86,663)<br> 5. [[Lubin]] (76,595)<br> 6. [[Głogów]] (68,954)<br> 7. [[Świdnica]] (60,354)<br> 8. [[Bolesławiec]] (40,837)<br> 9. [[Oleśnica]] (36,951)<br> 10. [[Dzierżoniów]] (34,678)<br> 11. [[Zgorzelec]] (32,925)<br> 12. [[Bielawa]] (31,219)<br> 13. [[Oława]] (30,908)<br> 14. [[Kłodzko]] (28,249)<br> 15. [[Jawor]] (24,347)<br> 16. [[Nowa Ruda]] (24,261)<br> 17. [[Świebodzice]] (23,126)<br> 18. [[Polkowice]] (22,279)<br> 19. [[Lubań]] (22,137)<br> 20. [[Kamienna Góra]] (21,440)<br> 21. [[Bogatynia]] (19,068)<br> 22. [[Strzegom]] (16,782)<br> 23. [[Boguszów-Gorce]] (16,687)<br> 24. [[Złotoryja]] (16,503)<br> 25. [[Ząbkowice Śląskie]] (16,242)<br> 26. [[Jelcz-Laskowice]] (15,196)<br> 27. [[Chojnów]] (14,389)<br> 28. [[Brzeg Dolny]] (12,786)<br> 29. [[Góra]] (12,574)<br> 30. [[Wołów]] (12,286)<br> 31. [[Strzelin]] (12,192)<br> {{col-break}} 32. [[Trzebnica]] (12,180)<br> 33. [[Milicz]] (12,004)<br> 34. [[Kowary]] (11,824)<br> 35. [[Syców]] (10,712)<br> 36. [[Bystrzyca Kłodzka]] (10,638)<br> 37. [[Kudowa-Zdrój]] (10,204)<br> 38. [[Lwówek Śląski]] (9,687)<br> 39. [[Pieszyce]] (9,490)<br> 40. [[Ziębice]] (9,234)<br> 41. [[Środa Śląska]] (8,800)<br> 42. [[Oborniki Śląskie]] (8,426)<br> 43. [[Chocianów]] (8,215)<br> 44. [[Gryfów Śląski]] (7,128)<br> 45. [[Szklarska Poręba]] (7,094)<br> 46. [[Głuszyca]] (6,999)<br> 47. [[Żarów]] (6,902)<br> 48. [[Polanica-Zdrój]] (6,900)<br> 49. [[Twardogóra]] (6,866)<br> 50. [[Sobótka]] (6,780)<br> 51. [[Piława Górna]] (6,779)<br> 52. [[Żmigród]] (6,573)<br> 53. [[Przemków]] (6,551)<br> 54. [[Lubawka]] (6,529)<br> 55. [[Piechowice]] (6,494)<br> 56. [[Stronie Śląskie]] (6,246)<br> 57. [[Lądek-Zdrój]] (6,181)<br> 58. [[Ścinawa]] (5,934)<br> 59. [[Pieńsk]] (5,799)<br> 60. [[Szczawno-Zdrój]] (5,506)<br> 61. [[Kąty Wrocławskie]] (5,418)<br> 62. [[Bolków]] (5,380)<br> {{col-break}} 63. [[Jaworzyna Śląska]] (5,240)<br> 64. [[Szczytna]] (5,234)<br> 65. [[Jedlina-Zdrój]] (5,116)<br> 66. [[Duszniki-Zdrój]] (5,113)<br> 67. [[Bierutów]] (5,066)<br> 68. [[Karpacz]] (5,063)<br> 69. [[Olszyna]] (4,786)<br> 70. [[Leśna]] (4,752)<br> 71. [[Świeradów-Zdrój]] (4,554)<br> 72. [[Mieroszów]] (4,515)<br> 73. [[Zawidów]] (4,412)<br> 74. [[Mirsk]] (4,136)<br> 75. [[Nowogrodziec]] (4,055)<br> 76. [[Wojcieszów]] (3,940)<br> 77. [[Siechnice]] (3,851)<br> 78. [[Prochowice]] (3,702)<br> 79. [[Niemcza]] (3,121)<br> 80. [[Węgliniec]] (3,072)<br> 81. [[Złoty Stok]] (2,930)<br> 82. [[Bardo, Poland|Bardo]] (2,860)<br> 83. [[Wąsosz]] (2,828)<br> 84. [[Międzylesie]] (2,776)<br> 85. [[Radków]] (2,460)<br> 86. [[Świerzawa]] (2,439)<br> 87. [[Międzybórz]] (2,356)<br> 88. [[Wiązów]] (2,230)<br> 89. [[Prusice]] (2,203)<br> 90. [[Wleń]] (1,884)<br> 91. [[Lubomierz]] (1,818)<br> {{col-end}} == Administrative division == Lower Silesian Voivodeship is divided into 29 counties ([[powiat]]s): 3 city counties and 26 land counties. These are further divided into 169 [[gmina]]s. The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population). {| width="70%" border="2" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:90%;line-height:120%;" |-bgcolor="D0D8DD" | style="text-align:center;"|'''English and<br>Polish names''' | style="text-align:center;"|'''Area<br><small>(km²)</small>''' | style="text-align:center;"|'''Population<br><small>(2006)</small>''' | style="text-align:center;"|'''Seat''' | width="30%" style="text-align:center;"|'''Other towns''' | style="text-align:center;"|'''Total<br>[[gmina]]s''' |-bgcolor="F0F8FF" |colspan=6|'''City counties''' |- | [[Wrocław]] | style="text-align:right;"|293 | style="text-align:right;"|635,280 | colspan=2 | &nbsp; | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- | [[Legnica]] | style="text-align:right;"|56 | style="text-align:right;"|105,485 | colspan=2 | &nbsp; | style="text-align:center;"|1 |- | [[Jelenia Góra]] | style="text-align:right;"|109 | style="text-align:right;"|86,663 | colspan=2 | &nbsp; | style="text-align:center;"|1 |-bgcolor="F0F8FF" |colspan=6|'''Land counties''' |- |[[Wałbrzych County]]<br>powiat wałbrzyski | style="text-align:right;"| 514 | style="text-align:right;"|184,594 |[[Wałbrzych]] |[[Boguszów-Gorce]], [[Głuszyca]], [[Szczawno-Zdrój]], [[Jedlina-Zdrój]], [[Mieroszów]] | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |[[Kłodzko County]]<br>powiat kłodzki | style="text-align:right;"| 1,643 | style="text-align:right;"|166,447 |[[Kłodzko]] |[[Nowa Ruda]], [[Bystrzyca Kłodzka]], [[Kudowa-Zdrój]], [[Polanica-Zdrój]], [[Stronie Śląskie]], [[Lądek-Zdrój]], [[Szczytna]], [[Duszniki-Zdrój]], [[Międzylesie]], [[Radków]] | style="text-align:center;"|14 |- |[[Świdnica County]]<br>powiat świdnicki | style="text-align:right;"| 743 | style="text-align:right;"|160,337 |[[Świdnica]] |[[Świebodzice]], [[Strzegom]], [[Żarów]], [[Jaworzyna Śląska]] | style="text-align:center;"|8 |- |[[Lubin County]]<br>powiat lubiński | style="text-align:right;"| 712 | style="text-align:right;"|105,582 |[[Lubin]] |[[Ścinawa]] | style="text-align:center;"|4 |- |[[Dzierżoniów County]]<br>powiat dzierżoniowski | style="text-align:right;"| 478 | style="text-align:right;"|104,852 |[[Dzierżoniów]] |[[Bielawa]], [[Pieszyce]], [[Piława Górna]], [[Niemcza]] | style="text-align:center;"|7 |- |[[Oleśnica County]]<br>powiat oleśnicki | style="text-align:right;"| 1,049 | style="text-align:right;"|103,366 |[[Oleśnica]] |[[Syców]], [[Twardogóra]], [[Bierutów]], [[Międzybórz]] | style="text-align:center;"|8 |- |[[Wrocław County]]<br>powiat wrocławski | style="text-align:right;"| 1,116 | style="text-align:right;"|101,913 |[[Wrocław]] * |[[Sobótka]], [[Kąty Wrocławskie]], [[Siechnice]] | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |[[Zgorzelec County]]<br>powiat zgorzelecki | style="text-align:right;"| 838 | style="text-align:right;"|94,408 |[[Zgorzelec]] |[[Bogatynia]], [[Pieńsk]], [[Zawidów]], [[Węgliniec]] | style="text-align:center;"|7 |- |[[Bolesławiec County]]<br>powiat bolesławiecki | style="text-align:right;"| 1,303 | style="text-align:right;"|88,343 |[[Bolesławiec]] |[[Nowogrodziec]] | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- |[[Głogów County]]<br>powiat głogowski | style="text-align:right;"| 443 | style="text-align:right;"|87,651 |[[Głogów]] |&nbsp; | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- |[[Trzebnica County]]<br>powiat trzebnicki | style="text-align:right;"| 1,026 | style="text-align:right;"|77,285 |[[Trzebnica]] |[[Oborniki Śląskie]], [[Żmigród]], [[Prusice]] | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- |[[Oława County]]<br>powiat oławski | style="text-align:right;"| 524 | style="text-align:right;"|71,118 |[[Oława]] |[[Jelcz-Laskowice]] | style="text-align:center;"|4 |- |[[Ząbkowice Śląskie County]]<br>powiat ząbkowicki | style="text-align:right;"| 801 | style="text-align:right;"|69,297 |[[Ząbkowice Śląskie]] |[[Ziębice]], [[Złoty Stok]], [[Bardo, Poland|Bardo]] | style="text-align:center;"|7 |- |[[Jelenia Góra County]]<br>powiat jeleniogórski | style="text-align:right;"| 628 | style="text-align:right;"|63,817 |[[Jelenia Góra]] * |[[Kowary]], [[Szklarska Poręba]], [[Piechowice]], [[Karpacz]] | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |[[Polkowice County]]<br>powiat polkowicki | style="text-align:right;"| 780 | style="text-align:right;"|61,138 |[[Polkowice]] |[[Chocianów]], [[Przemków]] | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- |[[Lubań County]]<br>powiat lubański | style="text-align:right;"| 428 | style="text-align:right;"|57,061 |[[Lubań]] |[[Olszyna]], [[Leśna]], [[Świeradów-Zdrój]] | style="text-align:center;"|7 |- |[[Legnica County]]<br>powiat legnicki | style="text-align:right;"| 745 | style="text-align:right;"|52,995 |[[Legnica]] * |[[Chojnów]], [[Prochowice]] | style="text-align:center;"|8 |- |[[Jawor County]]<br>powiat jaworski | style="text-align:right;"| 581 | style="text-align:right;"|52,058 |[[Jawor]] |[[Bolków]] | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- |[[Środa Śląska County]]<br>powiat średzki | style="text-align:right;"| 704 | style="text-align:right;"|49,208 |[[Środa Śląska]] |&nbsp; | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- |[[Lwówek Śląski County]]<br>powiat lwówecki | style="text-align:right;"| 710 | style="text-align:right;"|48,144 |[[Lwówek Śląski]] |[[Gryfów Śląski]], [[Mirsk]], [[Wleń]], [[Lubomierz]] | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- |[[Wołów County]]<br>powiat wołowski | style="text-align:right;"| 675 | style="text-align:right;"|47,445 |[[Wołów]] |[[Brzeg Dolny]] | style="text-align:center;"|3 |- |[[Kamienna Góra County]]<br>powiat kamiennogórski | style="text-align:right;"| 396 | style="text-align:right;"|46,470 |[[Kamienna Góra]] |[[Lubawka]] | style="text-align:center;"|4 |- |[[Złotoryja County]]<br>powiat złotoryjski | style="text-align:right;"| 575 | style="text-align:right;"|45,744 |[[Złotoryja]] |[[Wojcieszów]], [[Świerzawa]] | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- |[[Strzelin County]]<br>powiat strzeliński | style="text-align:right;"| 622 | style="text-align:right;"|44,146 |[[Strzelin]] |[[Wiązów]] | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- |[[Milicz County]]<br>powiat milicki | style="text-align:right;"| 715 | style="text-align:right;"|36,845 |[[Milicz]] |&nbsp; | style="text-align:center;"|3 |- |[[Góra County]]<br>powiat górowski | style="text-align:right;"| 738 | style="text-align:right;"|36,556 |[[Góra]] |[[Wąsosz]] | style="text-align:center;"|4 |-bgcolor="F0F8FF" |colspan=6 style="text-align:center;font-size:90%"|* seat not part of the county |- |} ==Protected areas== [[Protected area]]s in Lower Silesian Voivodeship include two [[National Park]]s and 12 [[Landscape Park (Poland)|Landscape Park]]s. These are listed below. * [[Karkonosze National Park]] (part of a [[UNESCO]] trans-border [[biosphere reserve]]) * [[Table Mountains National Park]] * [[Barycz Valley Landscape Park]] ''(partly in [[Greater Poland Voivodeship]])'' * [[Bóbr Valley Landscape Park]] * [[Bystrzyca Valley Landscape Park]] * [[Chełmy Landscape Park]] * [[Jezierzyca Valley Landscape Park]] * [[Książ Landscape Park]] * [[Owl Mountains Landscape Park]] * [[Przemków Landscape Park]] * [[Rudawy Landscape Park]] * [[Ślęża Landscape Park]] * [[Śnieżnik Landscape Park]] * [[Sudety Wałbrzyskie Landscape Park]] == Most popular [[Polish surnames|surnames]] in the region == # [[Nowak]]: 13,217 # [[Kowalski]]: 9,429 # [[Wójcik]]: 7,046 == See also == * [[Lower Silesia]] * [[Silesia]] * [[Upper Silesia]] * [[Weimar Germany|German]] [[Free State of Prussia|Prussia]]’s [[Province of Lower Silesia]] ==External links== *[http://www.umwd.pl/ Województwo Dolnośląskie] Official website *[http://www.duw.pl/index.php?document=339 Website of the government of Lower Silesia] <br> {{Lower Silesian Voivodeship}} {{Voivodeships of Poland}} {{coord|51|05|N|16|24|E|region:PL-DS_type:adm1st|display=title}} [[Category:1999 establishments]] [[Category:NUTS 2 statistical regions of the European Union]] [[Category:Lower Silesian Voivodeship|*]] [[be-x-old:Ніжнесылескае ваяводзтва]] [[bg:Долносилезко войводство]] [[ca:Baixa Silèsia]] [[cs:Dolnoslezské vojvodství]] [[da:Niederschlesien]] [[de:Woiwodschaft Niederschlesien]] [[et:Alam-Sileesia vojevoodkond]] [[es:Baja Silesia (voivodato)]] [[eo:Malsupra Silezio]] [[fr:Voïvodie de Basse-Silésie]] [[hr:Donjošlesko vojvodstvo]] [[id:Provinsi Dolnośląskie]] [[it:Voivodato della Bassa Slesia]] [[lv:Lejassilēzijas vojevodiste]] [[lt:Žemutinės Silezijos vaivadija]] [[nl:Neder-Silezië (woiwodschap)]] [[ja:ドルヌィ・シロンスク県]] [[no:Nederschlesiske voivodskap]] [[nn:Nederschlesiske voivodskap]] [[pl:Województwo dolnośląskie]] [[pt:Voivodia da Baixa Silésia]] [[ro:Voievodatul Silezia Inferioară]] [[ru:Нижнесилезское воеводство]] [[simple:Lower Silesian Voivodeship]] [[sk:Dolnosliezske vojvodstvo]] [[szl:Wojewůdztwo dolnoślůnske]] [[sv:Dolny Śląsk vojvodskap]] [[uk:Нижньосілезьке воєводство]] [[zh:下西里西亚省]]