Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship
Województwo warmińsko-mazurskie | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location within Poland | |
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| Coordinates (Olsztyn): 53°47′N 20°30′E / 53.783°N 20.500°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Capital | Olsztyn |
| Counties | 2 cities, 19 land counties * |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,191.8 km2 (9,340.5 sq mi) |
| Population (31-12-2014) | |
| • Total | 1,443,967 |
| • Density | 60/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 856,559 |
| • Rural | 570,532 |
| ISO 3166 code | PL-28 |
| Vehicle registration | N |
| Website | www |
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Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship is a voivodeship (province) in Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn.
It was created on January 1, 1999.
Protected areas
Protected areas in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship include 8 Landscape Parks, as listed below:
- Brodnica Landscape Park (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship)
- Dylewo Hills Landscape Park
- Elbląg Upland Landscape Park
- Górzno-Lidzbark Landscape Park (partly in Kuyavian-Pomeranian and Masovian Voivodeships)
- Iława Lake District Landscape Park (partly in Pomeranian Voivodeship)
- Masurian Landscape Park
- Puszcza Romincka Landscape Park
- Wel Landscape Park
The Łuknajno Lake nature reserve is a protected wetland site under the Ramsar convention. It is also a UNESCO biosphere reserve.