Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Województwo dolnośląskie | |
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Location within Poland | |
Division into counties | |
| Country | Poland |
| Capital | Wrocław |
| Counties* | List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 19,946 km2 (7,701 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 2,884,248 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,047,151 |
| • Rural | 837,097 |
| Car plates | D |
| Website | http://www.umwd.pl/ |
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Lower Silesian Voivodeship is one of the 16 Voivodeships of Poland. It can be found in the south-west Poland and in west Silesia (called Lower Silesia). The capital city is Wrocław.
The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships.
Karkonosze National Park and Stołowe Mountains National Park are both in Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
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