LOWER SILESIAN VOIVODESHIP
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:''For the historical region, see Lower Silesia.''
'Lower Silesian Voivodeship' (also "'Lower Silesia Province'" — ) is a voivodeship, or province, with its capital at Wrocław, on the middle Odra River, in southwestern Poland. It comprises Lower Silesia, the northwestern part of the historic and geographic region of Silesia.
The province was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act.
The voivodeship has 91 cities and towns, including 3 cities which are city counties. The list below orders them by population and also gives their areas (data as of December 31, 2005):
=== Most popular surnames in the region ===
# Nowak : 13,217
# Kowalski : 9,429
# Wójcik : 7,046
Most tourists visit the famous ski resorts in Karkonosze mountains with its centres Szklarska Poręba and Karpacz. The cities of Wrocław, Jelenia Góra and Legnica also are famous for visitors. Town of Kudowa Zdroj, located in the Sudety Mountains, about 35 km west of Kłodzko, by the Czech border is a very well known resort in Europe, popular with tourists with heart problems. Kudowa's origin goes back to the 15th century.
★ Lower Silesia
★ Parszowice
★ Silesia
★ Upper Silesia
★ Województwo DolnoÅ›lÄ…skie Official website
★ Website of the government of Lower Silesia
★ Real Estate Real Estate Legal Services
'Lower Silesian Voivodeship' (also "'Lower Silesia Province'" — ) is a voivodeship, or province, with its capital at Wrocław, on the middle Odra River, in southwestern Poland. It comprises Lower Silesia, the northwestern part of the historic and geographic region of Silesia.
The province was created January 1, 1999, out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships, pursuant to the 1998 Local Government Reorganization Act.
| Contents |
| List of cities and towns |
| Administrative divisions |
| Tourism |
| See also |
| External links |
List of cities and towns
The voivodeship has 91 cities and towns, including 3 cities which are city counties. The list below orders them by population and also gives their areas (data as of December 31, 2005):
1.                                                | 48.                                            |
Administrative divisions
=== Most popular surnames in the region ===
# Nowak : 13,217
# Kowalski : 9,429
# Wójcik : 7,046
Tourism
Most tourists visit the famous ski resorts in Karkonosze mountains with its centres Szklarska Poręba and Karpacz. The cities of Wrocław, Jelenia Góra and Legnica also are famous for visitors. Town of Kudowa Zdroj, located in the Sudety Mountains, about 35 km west of Kłodzko, by the Czech border is a very well known resort in Europe, popular with tourists with heart problems. Kudowa's origin goes back to the 15th century.
See also
★ Lower Silesia
★ Parszowice
★ Silesia
★ Upper Silesia
External links
★ Województwo DolnoÅ›lÄ…skie Official website
★ Website of the government of Lower Silesia
★ Real Estate Real Estate Legal Services
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