Lower Silesian Voivodeship
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{{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]):
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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>
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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>
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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>
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== 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 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| [[Legnica]]
| style="text-align:right;"|56
| style="text-align:right;"|105,485
| colspan=2 |
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| [[Jelenia Góra]]
| style="text-align:right;"|109
| style="text-align:right;"|86,663
| colspan=2 |
| 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]]
|
| 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]]
|
| 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]]
|
| 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]
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