Lower Silesian Voivodship
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Lower Silesian Voivodeship Województwo dolnośląskie |
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| Coordinates (Wrocław): 51°07′N 17°02′E / 51.117°N 17.033°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland
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| Capital | Wrocław | ||
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| • Total | 19,946.74 km2 (7,701.48 sq mi) | ||
| Population (30-06-2014) | |||
| • Total | 2,908,457 | ||
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 2,047,151 | ||
| • Rural | 837,097 | ||
| Car plates | D | ||
| Website | http://www.umwd.pl/ | ||
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Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province (in Polish, województwo dolnośląskie [vɔjɛˈvut͡stfɔ dɔlnɔˈɕlɔ̃skʲɛ]), in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided.
Its capital and largest city is Wrocław, situated on the Odra (Oder) River. The Voivodeship is famous for its many castles and palaces and is one of Poland's voivodeships most visited by tourists.
The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrzych and Jelenia Góra Voivodeships, following the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998. It covers an area of 19,946 square kilometres (7,701 sq mi), and as of 2013[update] has a total population of 2 914 362.
Although much of the region is relatively low-lying it also includes Sudeten Foreland and part of the Sudetes mountain range running along the Polish/Czech border. Popular ski resorts in Lower Silesian Voivodeship include Karpacz and Szklarska Poręba in the Karkonosze mountains. Other important tourist destinations in the voivodeship include the chief city, Wrocław, as well as the towns of Jelenia Góra and Legnica. The town of Boleslawiec is famed for its pottery.
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