West Pomeranian Voivodship

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The West Pomeranian Voivodship (in Polish województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in Western Pomerania - the northwestern part of Poland. It borders the Lubusz (Lubuskie), Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) and Pomeranian (Pomorskie) voivodships.

It was established on 1 January 1999 out of the former Szczecin, Koszalin, and parts of neighbouring voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Western Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie).

This is a picturesque region of Baltic Sea coast, unspoilt nature, lakes and woodlands. Major coastal towns: Koszalin, Swinoujscie, Miedzyzdroje, Dziwnow, Kolobrzeg, and Mielno.

The capital of this administrative region is: Szczecin.
Area: 22,902 km²
Population: 1,735,900 (2003).
Population density: 76/km²
Administrative division: 21 counties, 61 cities, 114 communities

Table of contents

1 Administrative division
2 Major cities and towns
3 Major corporations
4 Tourism links

Administrative division

Białogard County, Białogard
Choszczno County, Choszczno
Drawsko Pomorskie County, Drawsko Pomorskie
GoleniÃÂ³w County, GoleniÃÂ³w
Gryfice County, Gryfice
Gryfino County, Gryfino
Kamień Pomorski County, Kamień Pomorski
Kołobrzeg County, Kołobrzeg
Koszalin City County
Koszalin County, Koszalin
Łobez County, Łobez
MyślibÃÂ³rz County, MyślibÃÂ³rz
Police County, Police
Pyrzyce County, Pyrzyce
Sławno County, Sławno
Stargard Szczeciński County, Stargard Szczeciński
Szczecin City County
Szczecinek County, Szczecinek
Świdwin County, Świdwin
Świnoujście City County
Wałcz County, Wałcz

Major cities and towns

Szczecin (415.700)
Koszalin (113.400)
Stargard Szczecinski (75.300)
Kolobrzeg (47.200)
Swinoujscie (43.700)
Szczecinek (41.700)
Police (35.800)
Walcz (27.000)
Bialogard (26.000)
Goleniow (23.100)
Gryfino (22.600)

Major corporations

Grupa Kronospan SA, Szczecinek
Zakłady Chemiczne Police SA, Police
Swedwood Poland SA, Szczecin
ZespÃÂ³ł Elektrowni Dolna Odra SA, Nowe Czarnowo
Stocznia Szczecińska Nowa sp. z o.o, Szczecin
Polska Żegluga Morska SA, Szczecin
Netto Artykuły Żywnościowe sp. z o.o, Kobylanka
Komfort sp. z o.o, Szczecin
Zakład Energetyczny Koszalin SA, Koszalin
Petrocargo/OW Bunker sp. z o.o, Szczecin
Vobis Microcomputer sp. z o.o, Szczecin
Yiotarini Holdings Co Ltd, Szczecinek
PZE Cefarm-Szczecin SA, Szczecin

Tourism links

Zrot : Official Tourism Site (Polish, English, German)
Zart : Good Tourism Site (Polish, English, German)
Regional Tourist Board Vorpommern (German Neighbour) (English, German, Swedish, Polish)
Ost|See|Land - German Polish- Tourism Overview site (English, German, Swedish, Polish)

Poland
Voivodships of Poland
Greater Poland \| Kuyavia-Pomerania \| Lesser Poland \| Lodz \| Lower Silesia \| Lublin \| Lubusz \| Masovia \| Opole \| Podlachia \| Pomerania Swietokrzyskie \| Silesia \| Subcarpathia \| Warmia and Masuria \| West Pomerania
Principal cities
Warsaw \| ŁÃÂ³dź \| KrakÃÂ³w \| Wrocław \| Poznań \| Gdańsk \| Szczecin \| Bydgoszcz \| Lublin \| Katowice \| Białystok \| Częstochowa \| Gdynia \| Toruń Radom \| Kielce \| RzeszÃÂ³w \| Olsztyn