West Pomeranian Voivodeship

West
Pomeranian Voivodeship

map

Coat of arms and logo

Basic data

Capital Stettin (Szczecin)

Voivode Krzysztof Kozłowski

Voivodeship Marshal Olgierd Geblewicz ( PO )

ISO 3166-2 PL-32

License Plate Z

Residents 1,713,849 (June 30, 2017)

Population density 74 inhabitants per km²

Unemployment rate 13.4% (December 2008)

geography

Area : 22,896 km²

- of which country: ? km²

- of which water: ? km²

Expansion: North-South: 216.29 km
West-East: 192.50 km

The highest point: 239.1 m Biały Bór

Deepest point: 3 m below sea level (Stepnica)

Landscape structure

Forests: 36.2%

Waters: 05.2%

Agriculture: 49.9%

Other: 08.7%

Administrative division

Independent cities : 003

Counties : 018th

Municipalities : 113

Map with the counties of the voivodeship

Building of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship Office in Szczecin

The West Pomeranian Voivodeship ( Polish województwo zachodniopomorskie ) is one of the 16 voivodeships of the Republic of Poland . It is located in the north-western part of the country and comprises the entire western part of the historical Pomerania as well as (in the extreme west) a small part of the historical West Pomerania and (in the southwest) a small part of the former Neumark . The capital is the province Stettin (Szczecin) .

The West Pomeranian Voivodeship was created in 1999 as part of the Polish administrative reform from the union of the Szczecin and Köslin (Koszalin) voivodships and parts of the Landsberg an der Warthe (Gorzów Wielkopolski) , Schneidemühl (Piła) and Stolp (Słupsk) voivodships . The voivodeship is a member of the transnational federation of the Euroregion Pomerania .

coat of arms

Description : A gold-reinforced red griffin in silver .

Administrative division

The West Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 18 districts , with Szczecin, Köslin and Swinoujscie remaining independent. The city itself does not belong to the district named after the city of Köslin.

One district cities

Szczecin (Stettin) 402,067; 301 km²
Koszalin (Köslin) 107,225; 83 km²
Świnoujście (Swinoujscie) 40,883; 197 km²

Counties

The voivodeship has a total of 18 districts. In terms of area, the Gryfiński District (Powiat) is the largest and the Policki District the smallest. According to the number of inhabitants, Stargardzki County is in first place and Łobeski County in last place.

Białogard (Belgard) 47,697; 845 km²
Choszczno (Arnswalde) 48,419; 1,328 km²
Drawsko Pomorskie (Dramburg) 57,171; 1,764 km²
Goleniów (Gollnow) 82,418; 1,616 km²
Gryfice (Greifenberg) 60,474; 1,017 km²
Gryfino (Greifenhagen) 82,258; 1,870 km²

Kamień Pomorski (Cammin) 47,115; 1,003 km²
Kołobrzeg (Kolberg) 79,470; 725 km²
Koszalin (Köslin) 66,373; 1,668 km²
Łobez (Labes) 36,954; 1,065 km²
Myślibórz (Soldin) 65,999; 1,182 km²
Police (Pölitz) 79,967; 665 km²

Pyrzyce (Pyritz) 39,482; 726 km²
Sławno (Schlawe) 56,231; 1,043 km²
Stargard (Stargard i.Pom.) 120,088; 1,520 km²
Szczecinek (Neustettin) 77,731; 1,766 km²
Świdwin (Schivelbein) 46,997; 1,093 km²
Wałcz (Deutsch Krone) 53,325; 1,415 km²

(Population and area on June 30, 2019)

Counties	Greatest	Smallest
area-wise	Powiat Gryfiński	Powiat Policki
in terms of population	Powiat Stargardzki	Powiat Łobeski

geography

landscape

The rather sparsely populated landscape is characterized by glacial moraines , lakes and dense coniferous forests. The Szczecin Buchheide Landscape Protection Park and the Lower Oder Valley Landscape Protection Park are located in the voivodeship . In the hinterland of the Baltic Sea coast , traffic flows from Szczecin to Gdansk . The south-east of the voivodeship is dominated by the Pomeranian Lake District .

Neighboring voivodeships or federal states

	Baltic Sea
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Germany		Pomeranian Voivodeship
Brandenburg Germany	Lubusz Voivodeship	Greater Poland Voivodeship

Cities of the Voivodeship

There are 65 cities in the voivodeship. The largest city in terms of area and population is Szczecin , the smallest cities are Nowe Warpno in terms of population and Cedynia in terms of area (300 times smaller than Stettin).

city	German name	Residents June 30, 2019	Area km²
Szczecin	Szczecin	402.067	301
Koszalin	Koslin	107.225	83
Stargard	Stargard in Pomerania	67,795	48
Kołobrzeg	Kolberg	46,309	26th
Świnoujście	Swinoujscie	40,883	197
Szczecinek	Neustettin	40,016	37
Policy	Poelitz	32,575	37
Wałcz	German crown	25,312	38
Białogard	Belgard	24,250	26th
Goleniów	Gollnow	22,284	12
Gryfino	Greifenhagen	21,221	10
Nowogard	Naugard	16.603	12
Gryfice	Greifenberg	16,524	12
Świdwin	Schivelbein	15,533	22nd
Choszczno	Arnswalde	15,213	10
Barlinek	Berlinchen	13,752	17th
Dębno	Neudamm	13,775	20th
Darłowo	Ruegenwalde	13,710	20th
Złocieniec	Falkenburg	12,901	32
Pyrzyce	Pyritz	12,581	39
Sławno	Slack	12,511	16
Drawsko Pomorskie	Dramburg	11,597	22nd
Myślibórz	Soldin	11,151	15th
Łobez	Labes	10.167	12
Trzebiatów	Treptow at Rega	9986	10
Kamień Pomorski	Cammin (Kammin)	8807	11
Połczyn-Zdrój	Bad Polzin	8073	8th
Chojna	Koenigsberg in the Neumark	7375	12
Czaplinek	Temple castle	7109	14th
Sianów	Zanow	6621	16
Karlino	Koerlin	5945	9
Międzyzdroje	Miedzyzdroje	5376	4th
Borne Sulinowo	Great Born	5116	18th
Wolin	Wollin	4796	14th
Kalisz Pomorski	Callies	4366	12
Resko	Rainforest	4217	4th
Bobolice	Bublitz	3991	5
Lipiany	Lippehne	3922	5
Płoty	Plateau	3965	4th
Barwice	Bärwalde	3715	8th
Mieszkowice	Bärwalde in the Neumark	3647	5
Maszewo	Massow	3357	6th
Chociwel	Freienwalde in Pomerania	3177	4th
Miroslawiec	Märkisch Friedland	3081	2
Polanów	Pollnow	2917	7th
Recz	Reetz	2898	12
Mielno	Großmöllen	2937	8th
Węgorzyno	Wangerin	2816	7th
Dziwnów	Dievenow	2663	6th
Golczewo	Gülzow	2660	7th
Pełczyce	Amber	2583	13
Trzcińsko-Zdrój	Bad Schönfließ	2263	2
Człopa	Slap	2322	7th
Dobrzany	Jacobshagen (Jakobshagen)	2267	5
Dobra	But	2307	2
Drawno	Neuwedell	2280	5
Biały Bór	Baldenburg	2185	13
Insko	Nörenberg	1924	7th
Tuczno	Tütz	1934	9
Cedynia	Toes	1555	1
Moryń	Mohrin	1630	6th
Suchań	Zachan	1471	4th
Nowe Warpno	New warp	1190	25th

Rivers

Grabow (Grabowa)
Him (Ina)
Kuritz (Kurzyca)
Muglitz (Mogilica)

Nemitzbach (Niemica)
Or (Odra)
Persante (Parsęta)
Radüe (Radew)

Rega (Rega)
Röhrike (Rurzyca)
Thue (Tywa)
Wipper (Wieprza)

population

Most of the inhabitants of West Pomerania are of Polish nationality. They or their ancestors were after the expulsion of the German Pomerania from central Poland and from the area around Vilnius (Pol. Wilno), Grodno (Pol. Grodno) and Lviv (Pol. Lwów) settled. In addition, Ukrainians live here who or their ancestors were resettled here as part of the Vistula campaign .

Partnerships

State of Brandenburg , Germany
Brussels-Koekelberg , Belgium
Gironde department , France
Guangdong Province , People's Republic of China
Kaliningrad region , Russia
Loire-Atlantique department , France
State of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , Germany
Mykolaiv Oblast , Ukraine
Overijssel Province , Netherlands
Skane Province , Sweden

Universities

University of Szczecin
Technical University of Koszalin
West Pomeranian Technical University, Szczecin , (created after the merger of the Technical University of Szczecin and the Agricultural University of Szczecin in 2009)
Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin
Maritime Academy Szczecin

economy

In the area of the voivodeship, Szczecin / Swinoujscie is the most important port network in Poland (before Gdansk / Gdynia). In addition, Szczecin is an internationally important shipyard location.

When compared with the gross domestic product of the European Union, expressed in purchasing power standards , the voivodeship achieved an index of 58 in 2015 (EU-28 = 100). The unemployment rate was 22.7 percent in 2005, 17.0 percent in 2007 and 16.5 percent in December 2009.

With a value of 0.832, West Pomerania ranks 11th among the 16 Voivodships in Poland in the Human Development Index .

tourism

The tourist kayak trail on the Gunica river in Police - Jasienica

Tourism traditionally plays an important role, especially on the Baltic coast in seaside resorts such as Kolberg , Świnoujście , Międzyzdroje and the like. a.

115 Voivodeship Road in Szczecin

Other attractions are z. B. Drawsko , Persante , Ihna , drawa national park , Kołbacz Abbey and cities of Szczecin , Stargard , Szczecinek , Police , Goleniów , Darłowo , Barlinek , Pyrzyce , Myślibórz , Gryfice , Trzebiatów , Kamień Pomorski , Połczyn-Zdrój , Chojna , Wolin , Ińsko and Nowe Warpno .

traffic

Streets

1 motorway:
3 expressways:
- • •
13 state roads:
- • • • • • • • • • • • •
53 provincial roads:
- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •