Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

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Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (also known as Warmian-Masurian Province, or by its Polish

Polish language

Polish , an official language of Poland, has the largest number of speakers of any West Slavic languages. Polish-speakers use the language in a uniform manner through most of Poland, and it has a regular orthography....
name województwo warminsko-mazurskie or simply Warminsko-Mazurskie) is a voivodeship

Voivodeships of Poland

The voivodeship or province has been a high-level administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century. Pursuant to the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998, effective January 1, 1999, sixteen new voivodeships were created, replacing the former 49 that had existed from July 1, 1975....
, or province

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
, in north-eastern Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian Enclave and exclave, to the north....
. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn

Olsztyn

Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Lyna River.Historically the capital of the Warmia region, Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999....
. The voivodeship has an area of and a population of 1,427,091 (as of 2006).

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Olsztyn Voivodeship

Olsztyn Voivodeship

Olsztyn Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
and parts of Suwalki

Suwalki Voivodeship

Suwalki Voivodeship was an administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded in half by Podlaskie Voivodeship and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship ....
and Elblag Voivodeship

Elblag Voivodeship

Elblag Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland from 1975 to 1998, superseded by the Pomeranian Voivodeship and the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
s, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act.

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Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (also known as Warmian-Masurian Province, or by its Polish

Polish language

Voivodeships of Poland

Province

A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state....
, in north-eastern Poland

Poland

Olsztyn

Olsztyn Voivodeship

Olsztyn Voivodeship was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1975–1998, superseded by Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
and parts of Suwalki

Suwalki Voivodeship

Elblag Voivodeship

Warmia

Warmia or Ermland is a region between Pomerania and Masuria in northeastern Poland. Together with Masuria, it forms the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
and Masuria

Masuria

Masuria is an area in northeastern Poland famous for its Masurian Lakeland. Together with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast to the north and a small section of Lithuania, the region used to be a part of Prussia and of the province of East Prussia, a Germany exclave between the world wars....
(Polish Mazury).

The province borders Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship

Podlaskie Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland in north-eastern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999, out of the former Bialystok Voivodeship and Lomza Voivodeships and the eastern half of the former Suwalki Voivodeship, pursuant to the Poland Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998....
to the east, Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship is the largest and most populous of the sixteen Poland provinces, or Voivodeships of Polands, created in 1999. It occupies of...
to the south, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland into which Poland is now divided. It is situated in mid-northern Poland, on the boundary between the two historic regions from which it takes its name: Kuyavia and Pomerania ....
to the south-west, Pomeranian Voivodeship

Pomeranian Voivodeship

File:Pomorskie Logo.jpgFile:Brosen ContainerTerminaGdansk.jpgFile:Pomeranian density 2007.pngThe Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Pomerelian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, in north-central Poland....
to the west, the Vistula Lagoon

Vistula Lagoon

The Vistula Lagoon is a fresh water lagoon on the Baltic Sea separated from Gdansk Bay by the Vistula Spit. It is sometimes known as the Vistula Headlands and bays or Vistula Gulf....
to the north-west, and the Kaliningrad Oblast

Kaliningrad Oblast

Kaliningrad Oblast Kaliningrad Oblast forms the westernmost part of the Russian Federation, but it has no land connection to the rest of Russia....
(an exclave

Exclave

An exclave is strip of land that belongs to a political entity but that is not connected to it by land . The strip of land is surrounded by other political entities....
of Russia

Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
) to the north. The region closely corresponds to the southern part of the former East Prussia

East Prussia

East Prussia refers to the main part of the Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Sea from the 13th century to 1945. From 1772?1829 and 1878?1945, the Province of East Prussia was a province of the Germany state of Prussia....
(part of Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
), which was divided between Poland and the Soviet Union in 1945.

The Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship has the largest number of ethnic Ukrainians living in Poland

Ukrainian minority in Poland

Ukrainian minority in Poland is composed of 27,172 people according to the Polish census of 2002. Most of them live in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
due to forced relocations (such as Operation Wisla

Operation Wisla

Operation Wisla was the codename for the 1947 deportation of southeastern People's Republic of Poland's Ukrainians, Boyko and Lemko populations, carried out by the Polish United Workers' Party authorities About 200,000 people, mostly of Ukrainian ethnicity, residing in southeastern Poland were forcibly resettled to the Former eastern terri...
) caried out by the Soviet and Polish Communist authorities.

Cities and towns

The voivodeship contains 49 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006 ): 1. Olsztyn

Olsztyn

Elblag

Elblag is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants . It is the capital of Elblag County and has been assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999....
(127,055)
3. Elk

Elk

Elk may refer to:* Various species of deer:** European Elk , also known as Moose** North American Elk , also known as Wapiti** Indian Elk , also known as sambar ...
(56,156)
4. Ostróda

Ostróda

Ostr?da [] is a town in Ostr?da County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, with 33,603 inhabitants as of January 1 2005. It lies in the Masurian Lake District and is a growing tourist site owing to its relaxing natural surroundings....
(33,419)
5. Ilawa

Ilawa

Ilawa It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Olsztyn Voivodeship . It is the capital of Ilawa County....
(32,326)
6. Gizycko

Gizycko

Gizycko [] is a town in northeastern Poland with 29,796 inhabitants . It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , having previously been in the Suwalki Voivodeship ....
(29,667)
7. Ketrzyn

Ketrzyn

Ketrzyn is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants . Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Ketrzyn was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship ....
(28,000)
8. Szczytno

Szczytno

Szczytno [] is a town in north-eastern Poland with 27,970 inhabitants . Previously part of the Olsztyn Voivodeship from 1975-1998, Szczytno was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999....
(25,680)
9. Bartoszyce

Bartoszyce

Bartoszyce is a town on the Lyna River in northeastern Poland with 25,621 inhabitants . It is the capital of Bartoszyce County within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
(25,423)
10. Mragowo

Mragowo

Mragowo [] is a town in northeastern Poland and the seat of Mragowo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
(21,772)
11. Dzialdowo

Dzialdowo

Dzialdowo [] is a town in north-central Poland with 24,830 inhabitants , the capital of Dzialdowo County. Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Dzialdowo previously belonged to Ciechan?w Voivodeship ....
(20,824)
12. Pisz

Pisz

Pisz [] is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. With a population of 19,328 , it is the seat of Pisz County. Pisz is located at the junction of Lake Ros and the Pisa River....
(19,332)
13. Braniewo

Braniewo

Braniewo [] is a town in northeastern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 18,068 . It is the capital of Braniewo County....
(17,875)
14. Lidzbark Warminski

Lidzbark Warminski

Lidzbark Warminski is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the capital of Lidzbark County....
(16,390)
15. Olecko

Olecko

Olecko [] is a town in Masuria, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland, near Elk and Suwalki. It is situated at the mouth of the Lega river into the Great Olecko Lake on its south-western shore....
(16,169)
16. Nidzica

Nidzica

Nidzica [] is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, between Olsztyn and Mlawa. It has a population of 14,798 . It is the capital of Nidzica County....
(14,761)
17. Morag

Morag

Morag may refer to:* Morag , a lake monster reported to inhabit Loch Morar in Scotland* Morag, a city in Warmia-Masuria, Poland* Morag , a former Israeli settlement in Gush Katif, evacuated in Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2005...
(14,497)
18. Goldap

Goldap

Goldap [] is a town and the seat of Goldap County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located on the Goldapa River, between the Wzg?rza Szeskie hills and the Puszcza Romincka forest....
(13,641)
19. Paslek

Paslek

Paslek [] is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 12,195 inhabitants .The town was founded by Dutchmen during the Middle Ages....
(12,179)
20. Wegorzewo

Wegorzewo

Wegorzewo [] is a tourist town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It is the seat of Wegorzewo County....
(11,638)
21. Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

Nowe Miasto Lubawskie

Nowe Miasto Lubawskie [] is a town in Poland, situated at river Drweca. The population is 11,104 . Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is the capital of Nowe Miasto County and was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999....
(11,036)
22. Dobre Miasto

Dobre Miasto

Dobre Miasto [] is a town in Poland, in Olsztyn County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It has 10,579 inhabitants . It is situated in the northwestern part of the Masurian Lake District in the heart of the historical region Warmia....
(10,489)
23. Biskupiec

Biskupiec

Biskupiec is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Olsztyn County and has a predominantly Roman Catholic population of approximately 11,400....
(10,348)
24. Orneta

Orneta

Orneta [] is a town in northern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 9,859 ....
(9,380)
25. Lubawa

Lubawa

Lubawa [] is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in Ilawa County on the Sandela River, some 18 km southeast of Ilawa....
(9,328)
26. Lidzbark

Lidzbark

Lidzbark may refer to the following places in Poland:*Lidzbark Welski , a town in north-east Poland on the Wel river*Lidzbark Warminski, a town in north-east Poland on the Lyna river, seat of Lidzbark County...
(8,261)
27. Olsztynek

Olsztynek

Olsztynek [] is a town in Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Olsztyn County. It has 7,648 inhabitants ....
(7,591)
28. Barczewo

Barczewo

Barczewo [] is a place in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located 20 km NE of Olsztyn.It has been a part of Poland since 1945....
(7,401)
29. Orzysz

Orzysz

Orzysz [] is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,512 inhabitants ....
(5,804)
30. Susz

Susz

Susz [] is a town in Ilawa County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,600 inhabitants .Throughout its history Rosenberg, Prussia carried a rose in its coat of arms....
(5,610)
31. Reszel

Reszel

Reszel [] Reszel was originally a settlement built by the Bartians tribe of Prussian people and conquered by the Teutonic Knights in 1241. The native Prussians later recaptured the settlement and held it for five years, but were eventually defeated by the Germans Northern Crusades....
(5,098)
32. Ruciane-Nida

Ruciane-Nida

Ruciane-Nida [] is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,934 inhabitants .The town was formed in 1966 by uniting 3 villages: Ruciane, Nida and Wola Ratajowa....
(4,894)
33. Korsze

Korsze

Korsze [] is a town in Ketrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,724 inhabitants . It is a railroad junction, located along the major Olsztyn - Elk - Bialystok line, with less important connections to Bartoszyce and Skandawa....
(4,632)
34. Górowo Ilaweckie

Górowo Ilaweckie

G?rowo Ilaweckie [] is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,550 inhabitants . The town has a land area of 3.32 km? and is the smallest municipality in geographical extent in Poland....
(4,554)
35. Biala Piska

Biala Piska

Biala Piska [] is a town in Poland, with 4,036 inhabitants ....
(4,006)
36. Mikolajki

Mikolajki

Mikolajki [] is a town in Mragowo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland with 3,849 inhabitants. The village Zelwagi belongs to Mikolajki....
(3,848)
37. Jeziorany

Jeziorany

Jeziorany [] is a town in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,411 inhabitants ....
(3,376)
38. Ryn

Ryn

Ryn [] is a town in Poland located 19 km southwest of Gizycko, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Until the reorganization of 1999 it had been assigned to Suwalki Voivodeship....
(3,006)
39. Pieniezno

Pieniezno

Pieniezno [] is a town on the Walsza River in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland. It is located in Braniewo County and had a population of 2,975 in 2004....
(2,915)
40. Tolkmicko

Tolkmicko

Tolkmicko [] is a town in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon, about 20 km northeast of Elblag. It is located in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Elblag County. Its population is 2,766 ...
(2,731)
41. Milakowo

Milakowo

Milakowo [] is a town in Ostr?da County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,685 inhabitants ....
(2,665)
42. Pasym

Pasym

Pasym [] is a small town in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,522 inhabitants ....
(2,550)
43. Frombork

Frombork

Frombork [] is a town in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon, in Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It had a population of 2,528 as of 2005....
(2,529)
44. Bisztynek

Bisztynek

Bisztynek [] is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,555 inhabitants ....
(2,493)
45. Milomlyn

Milomlyn

Milomlyn [] is a town in Ostr?da County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,256 inhabitants .External links...
(2,305)
46. Kisielice

Kisielice

Kisielice [] is a town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,222 inhabitants .External links ...
(2,208)
47. Zalewo

Zalewo

Zalewo [] is a town in Ilawa County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,163 inhabitants .Until 1945 Saalfeld was in Kreis Mohrungen, East Prussia....
(2,152)
48. Sepopol

Sepopol

Sepopol [] is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,025 inhabitants ....
(2,015)
49. Mlynary

Mlynary

Mlynary [] is a town in Elblag County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,844 inhabitants . This makes it the smallest of the 49 towns in the voivodeship....
(1,837)

Administrative division

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship is divided into 21 counties (powiat

Powiat

A powiat is the second-level unit of local government and administration in Poland, equivalent to a county, district or prefecture in other countries....
s): 2 city counties and 19 land counties. These are further divided into 116 gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of territorial division in Poland. It is frequently translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2004 there were 2,478 gminas....
s.

The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population).

English and Polish names	Area (km²)	Population (2006)	Seat	Other towns	Total gmina Gmina The gmina is the principal unit of territorial division in Poland. It is frequently translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2004 there were 2,478 gminas.... s
City counties
Olsztyn Olsztyn Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Lyna River.Historically the capital of the Warmia region, Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999....	88	174,693			1
Elblag Elblag Elblag is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants . It is the capital of Elblag County and has been assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999....	80	127,055			1
Land counties
Olsztyn County Olsztyn County Olsztyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat olsztynski	2,840	113,529	Olsztyn Olsztyn Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Lyna River.Historically the capital of the Warmia region, Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999.... *	Dobre Miasto Dobre Miasto Dobre Miasto [] is a town in Poland, in Olsztyn County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It has 10,579 inhabitants . It is situated in the northwestern part of the Masurian Lake District in the heart of the historical region Warmia.... , Biskupiec Biskupiec Biskupiec is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located in Olsztyn County and has a predominantly Roman Catholic population of approximately 11,400.... , Olsztynek Olsztynek Olsztynek [] is a town in Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Olsztyn County. It has 7,648 inhabitants .... , Barczewo Barczewo Barczewo [] is a place in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located 20 km NE of Olsztyn.It has been a part of Poland since 1945.... , Jeziorany Jeziorany Jeziorany [] is a town in Olsztyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 3,411 inhabitants ....	12
Ostróda County Ostróda County Ostr?da County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat ostródzki	1,765	105,286	Ostróda Ostróda Ostr?da [] is a town in Ostr?da County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, with 33,603 inhabitants as of January 1 2005. It lies in the Masurian Lake District and is a growing tourist site owing to its relaxing natural surroundings....	Morag Morag Morag may refer to:* Morag , a lake monster reported to inhabit Loch Morar in Scotland* Morag, a city in Warmia-Masuria, Poland* Morag , a former Israeli settlement in Gush Katif, evacuated in Israel's unilateral disengagement plan of 2005... , Milakowo Milakowo Milakowo [] is a town in Ostr?da County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,685 inhabitants .... , Milomlyn Milomlyn Milomlyn [] is a town in Ostr?da County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,256 inhabitants .External links...	9
Ilawa County Ilawa County Ilawa County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat ilawski	1,385	89,960	Ilawa Ilawa Ilawa It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship ; previously it was in Olsztyn Voivodeship . It is the capital of Ilawa County....	Lubawa Lubawa Lubawa [] is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is located in Ilawa County on the Sandela River, some 18 km southeast of Ilawa.... , Susz Susz Susz [] is a town in Ilawa County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 5,600 inhabitants .Throughout its history Rosenberg, Prussia carried a rose in its coat of arms.... , Kisielice Kisielice Kisielice [] is a town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,222 inhabitants .External links ... , Zalewo Zalewo Zalewo [] is a town in Ilawa County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,163 inhabitants .Until 1945 Saalfeld was in Kreis Mohrungen, East Prussia....	7
Elk County Elk County Elk County is the name of several places:* Elk County, Kansas* Elk County, Pennsylvania* Elk County, a county in Poland.... powiat elcki	1,112	84,760	Elk Elk Elk may refer to:* Various species of deer: European Elk , also known as Moose North American Elk , also known as Wapiti** Indian Elk , also known as sambar ...		5
Szczytno County Szczytno County Szczytno County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat szczycienski	1,933	69,289	Szczytno Szczytno Szczytno [] is a town in north-eastern Poland with 27,970 inhabitants . Previously part of the Olsztyn Voivodeship from 1975-1998, Szczytno was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999....	Pasym Pasym Pasym [] is a small town in Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,522 inhabitants ....	8
Ketrzyn County Ketrzyn County Ketrzyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia.... powiat ketrzynski	1,213	66,165	Ketrzyn Ketrzyn Ketrzyn is a town in northeastern Poland with 28,351 inhabitants . Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Ketrzyn was previously in Olsztyn Voivodeship ....	Reszel Reszel Reszel [] Reszel was originally a settlement built by the Bartians tribe of Prussian people and conquered by the Teutonic Knights in 1241. The native Prussians later recaptured the settlement and held it for five years, but were eventually defeated by the Germans Northern Crusades.... , Korsze Korsze Korsze [] is a town in Ketrzyn County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,724 inhabitants . It is a railroad junction, located along the major Olsztyn - Elk - Bialystok line, with less important connections to Bartoszyce and Skandawa....	6
Dzialdowo County Dzialdowo County Dzialdowo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat dzialdowski	953	65,110	Dzialdowo Dzialdowo Dzialdowo [] is a town in north-central Poland with 24,830 inhabitants , the capital of Dzialdowo County. Situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , Dzialdowo previously belonged to Ciechan?w Voivodeship ....	Lidzbark Lidzbark Lidzbark may refer to the following places in Poland:Lidzbark Welski , a town in north-east Poland on the Wel riverLidzbark Warminski, a town in north-east Poland on the Lyna river, seat of Lidzbark County...	6
Bartoszyce County Bartoszyce County Bartoszyce County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia.... powiat bartoszycki	1,309	61,354	Bartoszyce Bartoszyce Bartoszyce is a town on the Lyna River in northeastern Poland with 25,621 inhabitants . It is the capital of Bartoszyce County within the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....	Górowo Ilaweckie Górowo Ilaweckie G?rowo Ilaweckie [] is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,550 inhabitants . The town has a land area of 3.32 km? and is the smallest municipality in geographical extent in Poland.... , Bisztynek Bisztynek Bisztynek [] is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,555 inhabitants .... , Sepopol Sepopol Sepopol [] is a town in Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,025 inhabitants ....	6
Pisz County Pisz County Pisz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat piski	1,776	57,553	Pisz Pisz Pisz [] is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. With a population of 19,328 , it is the seat of Pisz County. Pisz is located at the junction of Lake Ros and the Pisa River....	Orzysz Orzysz Orzysz [] is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 7,512 inhabitants .... , Ruciane-Nida Ruciane-Nida Ruciane-Nida [] is a town in Pisz County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 4,934 inhabitants .The town was formed in 1966 by uniting 3 villages: Ruciane, Nida and Wola Ratajowa.... , Biala Piska Biala Piska Biala Piska [] is a town in Poland, with 4,036 inhabitants ....	4
Gizycko County Gizycko County Gizycko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms of 1998.... powiat gizycki	1,119	56,863	Gizycko Gizycko Gizycko [] is a town in northeastern Poland with 29,796 inhabitants . It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , having previously been in the Suwalki Voivodeship ....	Ryn Ryn Ryn [] is a town in Poland located 19 km southwest of Gizycko, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Until the reorganization of 1999 it had been assigned to Suwalki Voivodeship....	6
Elblag County Elblag County Elblag County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat elblaski	1,431	56,412	Elblag Elblag Elblag is a city in northern Poland with 127,892 inhabitants . It is the capital of Elblag County and has been assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999.... *	Paslek Paslek Paslek [] is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 12,195 inhabitants .The town was founded by Dutchmen during the Middle Ages.... , Tolkmicko Tolkmicko Tolkmicko [] is a town in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon, about 20 km northeast of Elblag. It is located in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Elblag County. Its population is 2,766 ... , Mlynary Mlynary Mlynary [] is a town in Elblag County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, with 1,844 inhabitants . This makes it the smallest of the 49 towns in the voivodeship....	9
Mragowo County Mragowo County Mragowo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat mragowski	1,065	50,087	Mragowo Mragowo Mragowo [] is a town in northeastern Poland and the seat of Mragowo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....	Mikolajki Mikolajki Mikolajki [] is a town in Mragowo County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland with 3,849 inhabitants. The village Zelwagi belongs to Mikolajki....	5
Braniewo County Braniewo County Braniewo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia.... powiat braniewski	1,205	43,781	Braniewo Braniewo Braniewo [] is a town in northeastern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 18,068 . It is the capital of Braniewo County....	Pieniezno Pieniezno Pieniezno [] is a town on the Walsza River in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland. It is located in Braniewo County and had a population of 2,975 in 2004.... , Frombork Frombork Frombork [] is a town in northern Poland, on the Vistula Lagoon, in Braniewo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It had a population of 2,528 as of 2005....	7
Nowe Miasto County Nowe Miasto County Nowe Miasto County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat nowomiejski	695	43,388	Nowe Miasto Lubawskie Nowe Miasto Lubawskie Nowe Miasto Lubawskie [] is a town in Poland, situated at river Drweca. The population is 11,104 . Nowe Miasto Lubawskie is the capital of Nowe Miasto County and was assigned to the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in 1999....		5
Lidzbark County Lidzbark County Lidzbark County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat lidzbarski	924	43,006	Lidzbark Warminski Lidzbark Warminski Lidzbark Warminski is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is the capital of Lidzbark County....	Orneta Orneta Orneta [] is a town in northern Poland, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with a population of 9,859 ....	5
Olecko County Olecko County Olecko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and only town is Olecko, which lies east of the regional capital Olsztyn.... powiat olecki	874	34,215	Olecko Olecko Olecko [] is a town in Masuria, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland, near Elk and Suwalki. It is situated at the mouth of the Lega river into the Great Olecko Lake on its south-western shore....		4
Nidzica County Nidzica County Nidzica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It was created on January 1, 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998.... powiat nidzicki	961	33,955	Nidzica Nidzica Nidzica [] is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland, between Olsztyn and Mlawa. It has a population of 14,798 . It is the capital of Nidzica County....		4
Goldap County Goldap County Goldap County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia.... powiat goldapski	772	26,989	Goldap Goldap Goldap [] is a town and the seat of Goldap County in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Poland. It is located on the Goldapa River, between the Wzg?rza Szeskie hills and the Puszcza Romincka forest....		3
Wegorzewo County Wegorzewo County Wegorzewo County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland, on the border with Russia.... powiat wegorzewski	693	23,641	Wegorzewo Wegorzewo Wegorzewo [] is a tourist town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland, not far from the border with Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast. It is the seat of Wegorzewo County....		3
* seat not part of the county

Protected areas

Protected area

Protected areas are locations which receive protection because of their environmental, cultural or similar value. The term protected area includes marine protected area, which refers to protected areas whose boundaries include some area of ocean....
s in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship include eight areas designated as Landscape Park

Landscape Park (Poland)

In Poland, a Landscape Park is a type of protected area similar to a National Park, but with less stringent restrictions on development and economic use....
s, as listed below:

Brodnica Landscape Park
Brodnica Landscape Park

Brodnica Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1985, covering an area of .The Park is shared between two voivodeships of Poland: Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
(partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland into which Poland is now divided. It is situated in mid-northern Poland, on the boundary between the two historic regions from which it takes its name: Kuyavia and Pomerania ....
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Dylewo Hills Landscape Park
Dylewo Hills Landscape Park

Dylewo Hills Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1994, covering an area of .The Park lies within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship: in Ilawa County and Ostr?da County ....
Elblag Upland Landscape Park
Elblag Upland Landscape Park

Elblag Upland Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1985, covering an area of .The Park lies within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship: in Braniewo County and Elblag County ....
Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park
Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park

G?rzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park is a protected area in north-central Poland, established in 1990, covering an area of .The Park is shared between three voivodeships of Poland: Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Masovian Voivodeship and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
(partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Masovian Voivodeship
Masovian Voivodeship

Masovian Voivodeship is the largest and most populous of the sixteen Poland provinces, or Voivodeships of Polands, created in 1999. It occupies of...
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Ilawa Lake District Landscape Park
Ilawa Lake District Landscape Park

Ilawa Lake District Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1993, covering an area of .The Park is shared between two voivodeships of Poland: Pomeranian Voivodeship and Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship....
(partly in Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship

File:Pomorskie Logo.jpgFile:Brosen ContainerTerminaGdansk.jpgFile:Pomeranian density 2007.pngThe Pomeranian Voivodeship, also known as Pomerelian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, or province, in north-central Poland....
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Masurian Landscape Park
Masurian Landscape Park

Masurian Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1977, covering an area of in the Masurian Lake District.The Park lies within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship: in Mragowo County , Pisz County and Szczytno County ....
Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park
Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park

Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1998, covering an area of . It takes its name from the Puszcza Romincka or Romincka Forest....
Wel Landscape Park
Wel Landscape Park

Wel Landscape Park is a protected area in northern Poland, established in 1995, covering an area of . It takes its name from the Wel river.The Park lies within Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in Dzialdowo County ....

The Luknajno Lake

Luknajno Lake

Luknajno is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of north-eastern Poland, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It lies approximately east of the town of Mikolajki, close to the north-western corner of Sniardwy, Poland's largest lake....
nature reserve (part of Masurian Landscape Park) is a protected wetland site under the Ramsar convention

Ramsar Convention

File:RAMSAR-logo.gifThe Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands, i.e., to stem the progressive encroachment on and loss of wetlands now and in the future, recognizing the fundamental Ecology functions of wetlands and their economic, cultural, scientific, and recreational val...
, as well as being designated by UNESCO

UNESCO

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations established on 16 November 1945....
as a biosphere reserve

Biosphere reserve

A biosphere reserve is an international conservation designation given by UNESCO under its Programme on Man and the Biosphere . The World Network of Biosphere Reserves is the collection of all 531 biosphere Nature reserve in 105 countries ....
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