I were here on vacation with my family many times in two cities in this voivodeship (Międzyzdroje and Dziwnów), and there were always a lot of people, even from outside Poland and Europe. I have never been disappointed, the food in restaurants and premises is always delicious, the service is very nice. You can find a great accommodation, and on the beach in Międzyzdroje there is a huge bridge on which I had many photos!
If the quarantine and coronavirus affair ends and you can leave the country. And of course, when you have time and money, I recommend, coming here for a vacation
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8. West-Pomeranian
West-Pomeranian Voivodeship or West-Pomerania Province (PL: Województwo Zachodniopomorskie) - is a voivodeship (province) in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-states of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania and and Brandenburg to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north. Its capital and largest city is Szczecin.
It was established on January 1, 1999, out of the former Szczecin and Koszalin Voivodeships and parts of other neighboring voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It is named for the historical region of Pomerania (PL: Pomorze). In spite of the name ("West-Pomeranian"), the voivodeship doesn't include the most westerly parts of historical Pomerania, which lie in Germany's Vorpommern (see Western Pomerania).
The name "Pomerania" comes from the Old Polish "po more", meaning "Land by the sea".
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GEOGRAPHY AND TOURISM
This is a picturesque region of the Baltic Sea coast, with many beaches, lakes and woodlands. Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police (city) are important ports. Other major seaside towns include Międzyzdroje, Dziwnów, Kołobrzeg, and Mielno.
West-Pomeranian is considered one of the greenest regions of Poland, and one of the most attractive for tourists. It is characterized by incredible diversity of the landscape: beaches, hundreds of lakes, and forests full of wildlife (e.g. Wkrzanska Forest (PL: Puszcza Wkrzańska)), spreading mainly up the hills of the glacial lakes areas. West-Pomeranian is also rich in various forms and styles of architecture that were built during the Middle Ages as well as the Gothic, Baroque, and Renaissance periods. There is a diverse repertoire of theaters, festivals, museums and galleries. During a few-day long annual Sea Festival in Szczecin, a number of free open-air concerts take place. In Świnoujście during the summer, the Academic Youth Arts Festival (in short - AYAF) (PL: Akademicki Festiwal Sztuki Młodzieży, in short - FAMA) takes place – an event with several years of tradition, which attracts not only young people but also older alumni. In Międzyzdroje, there is a Festival Of The Stars, which draws many popular actors. In Wolin, a Viking Festival takes place, which draws "Vikings" from all across Europe.
Another draw to the area is a wide array of health resorts. Brine and peloid, discovered in the 19th century, together with geothermal water resources, are popular attractions in Świnoujście, Kamen Pomorski (PL: Kamień Pomorski) and Polczyn Spa (PL: Połczyn Zdrój).
A notable phenomenon on a worldly scale is the Crooked Forest outside the town of Gryfino.
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CITIES AND TOWNS
The voivodeship contains 64 cities and towns. These are listed below in descending order of population (according to official figures for 2006):
The Polish districts of the historical region West-Pomeranian (the 3 westernmost districts of the West-Pomeranian Voivodeship) had a population of about 520,000 in 2012 (cities of Szczecin, Świnoujście and Police County combined) – while the German districts had a population of about 470,000 in 2012 (Vorpommern-Rügen and Vorpommern-Greifswald combined). So overall, about 1 million people live in the historical region of West-Pomeranian today, while the Szczecin agglomeration reaches even further.
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ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
West Pomeranian Voivodeship is divided into 21 counties (powiats): 3 city counties and 18 land counties. These are further divided into 114 gminas.
The counties are listed in the following table (ordering within categories is by decreasing population in 2014)
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PROTECTED AREAS
Protected areas in West-Pomeranian Voivodeship include two National Park and seven Landscape Park. These are listed below:
- Drawno National Park - partly in Lubusz Voivodeship and Greater Poland Voivodeship
- Wolin National Park
- Barlinek-Gorzow Landscape Park (PL: Bralinek-Gorzów, or Bralinecko-Gorzowski Park Krajobrazowy) - partly in Lubusz Voivodeship
- Cedynia Landscape Park
- Drawsko Landscape Park
- Insko Landscape Park (PL: Ińsko, or Iński Park Krajobrazowy)
- Lower Odra Valley Landscape Park (PL: Park Krajobrazowy Dolina Dolnej Odry)
- Szczecin Landscape Park (PL: Szczeciński Park Krajobrazowy)
- Ujscie Warty Landscape Park, or Warta River Estuary Landscape Park (PL: Ujście Warty, or Park Krajobrazowy Ujście Warty)
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DEMOGRAPHY
In 1948 67 percent of the populace originated from Central Poland, Greater Poland and Pomeralia while 25 percent came from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union. Another 6 percent returned to Poland from Western Europe. About 50,000 Ukrainians were forcefully resettled to West-Pomeranian in the Operation Vistula in 1947.
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EDUCATION AND SCIENCE
- University of Szczecin (PL: Uniwersytet Szczeciński) with 35,000 students
- West-Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin (PL: Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny) with 15.300 students, formed a result of merger of Szczecin University of Technology PL: Politechnika Szczecińska) and University of Agriculture in Szczecin (PL: Akademia Rolnicza w Szczecinie)
- Technical University in Koszalin (PL: Politechnika Koszalińska) with 14,000 students
- Pomeranian Medical University (PL: Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny) with 4,000 students
- The West-Pomeranian Business School (PL: Zachodniopomorska Szkoła Biznesu) with 3,000 students
- The Szczecin Academy of Arts (PL: Akademia Sztuki w Szczecinie)
- Maritime University of Szczecin (PL: Akademia Morska w Szczecinie)
- Szczecin Science and Technology Park (PL: Szczeciński Park Naukowo-Technologiczny)
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ECONOMY
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INDUSTRIAL, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PARKS
- Industrial Park in Goleniów (PL: Goleniowski Park Przemysłowy)
- Industrial Park in Police, Infrapark Police (PL: Policki Park Przemysłowy)
- Industrial Park in Stargard (PL: Stargardzki Park Przemysłowy)
- Szczecin Science and Technology Park
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TRANSPORTATION
Main railways in the province are line no. 351 Szczecin-Poznań, line no. 273 Szczecin-Wrocław (so-called “Odra railway”), line no. 202 Stargard-Gdańsk, line no. 401 Szczecin-Świnoujście and line no. 404 Kołobrzeg-Szczecinek. The main railway stations of the province are Szczecin main station, Stargard and Koszalin. The stations are served by fast PKP Intercity trains which connect them with the capital Warsaw, as well as other major Polish cities. In addition to these fast express services, inter-regional trains and intra-regional trains are operated by the firm Regional Transport (PL: Przewozy Regionalne). Szczecin main station possesses international train connections with Berlin, Schwerin and Lübeck (operated by DB Regio). Świnoujście has a direct train connection with Stralsund, which is operated by Usedomer Bäderbahn.
The only domestic and international airport in West-Pomeranian Voivodeship is Szczecin-Goleniów "Solidarity" (PL: "Solidarność") Airport. Also, part of the runway of an abandoned airport in Bagicz (near Kołobrzeg) was converted to an airport licensed to service planes carrying not more than 20 passengers on board.
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