West Pomeranian voivodship since
1999 West Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze Zachodnie, German: West Pommern; Latin Pomerania Occidentalis) or West Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in 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
Administrative division
- Białogard County , Białogard
- Choszczno County , Choszczno
- Drawsko Pomorskie County , Drawsko Pomorskie
- Goleniów County , Goleniów
- Gryfice County , Gryfice
- Gryfino County , Gryfino
- Kamień Pomorski County , Kamień Pomorski
- Kołobrzeg County , Kołobrzeg
- Koszalin City County
- Koszalin County , Koszalin
- Łobez County , Łobez
- Myślibórz County , Myślibórz
- 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
Major corporations
- Grupa Kronospan SA , Szczecinek
- Zakłady Chemiczne Police SA , Police
- Swedwood Poland SA , Szczecin
- Zespół 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
- Agencja Reklamowa Anny Turkiewicz , 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
- POOL-SPA Sp. z o.o. , Gryfice
Most popular surnames in the region
Westren Pomerania historical region
Western Pomerania (also West Pomerania, Szczecin Pomerania, Odra Pomerania) is a geographical and historical region in the west of Pomerania in northern Poland. In the wider sense it also covers Vorpommern in Germany and Middle Pomerania.
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)
Major cities: Szczecin, Stargard Szczecinski, Swinoujscie.
See also: Dukes of Pomerania, West Pomeranian Voivodship.
